Vinyl Fascia And Drip Edge

This is important to protect damage to your fascia soffits rafters.

Vinyl fascia and drip edge.

Amerimax home products 3 in. Installing drip edge on your roof. Thd sku 591660. It s a lot better to have to trim back than to be short and need another piece.

Then remove any soffit trim and carefully pry out the fascia along its bottom edge. Fascia boards can be covered using pre formed aluminum fascia or field formed aluminum trim coil. With without rain gutters. The lower edge of a roof should extend beyond the fascia board by about 3 4 inch so that runoff drains into the gutters.

If this slight overhang is too short water will drip behind the gutters leading to rotted roof sheathing and fascia stained siding and even soil erosion and a flooded basement. Georgia pacific 0 9375 in x 8 in x 12 5 ft white wood grain woodgrain vinyl fascia. Step 5 tuck the top of the fascia under the drip edge between the shingles and roof plywood. The best practice is to always install the drip edge so that it is inside the gutter.

Cut your vinyl fascia pieces a little bit longer than you measure so you can trim back if needed. The whole purpose is to direct the water into the gutters. This will keep. A drip edge will also save your ground area that is directly under the roofline.

And it completely covers the fascia board from the drip edge to the soffit. White vinyl drip edge flashing ideal for protecting your roof from the elements. This flashing has a hemmed or safety edge for a smooth finish. Constructed from heavy duty steel for increased strength and durability.

Without a drip edge flashing water can just penetrate the ground and then into your basement. Once the fascia is off the soffit panels can be pried off pretty easily. Replacing fascia and soffit starts with removing the gutter. When it directs water away from the fascia and into the gutter it also protects water dripping to the ground under that board.

A basement is often present under that ground. Item 89145 model 330709a. The top edge is tucked under a metal angle called drip edge that slips under the shingles. Peak s galvanized metal flashings help direct the flow of rainwater away from roofs decks and other home surfaces.

For proper water drainage the drip edge on the rakes should always overlap the drip edge on the eaves. This works out. Great for residential or commercial roofs. Professional installers will tell you that properly installed aluminum fascia looks better than painted wood from the first day of installation and looks better over the.

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