Vinyl Fascia And Drip Edge

Replacing fascia and soffit starts with removing the gutter.

Vinyl fascia and drip edge.

Item 89145 model 330709a. Once the fascia is off the soffit panels can be pried off pretty easily. Cut your vinyl fascia pieces a little bit longer than you measure so you can trim back if needed. Constructed from heavy duty steel for increased strength and durability.

Nail only at the top of the fascia about 1 from the top. Amerimax home products 3 in. This flashing has a hemmed or safety edge for a smooth finish. 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.

It should never be installed outside the gutter i e against the fascia board. A basement is often present under that ground. Without a drip edge flashing water can just penetrate the ground and then into your basement. Installing drip edge on your roof.

Step 5 tuck the top of the fascia under the drip edge between the shingles and roof plywood. Great for residential or commercial roofs. Fascia boards can be covered using pre formed aluminum fascia or field formed aluminum trim coil. This works out.

Leave this in place if possible. The lower edge of a roof should extend beyond the fascia board by about 3 4 inch so that runoff drains into the gutters. A drip edge will also save your ground area that is directly under the roofline. White vinyl drip edge flashing ideal for protecting your roof from the elements.

The whole purpose is to direct the water into the gutters. 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. It s a lot better to have to trim back than to be short and need another piece. The best practice is to always install the drip edge so that it is inside the gutter.

Georgia pacific 0 9375 in x 8 in x 12 5 ft white wood grain woodgrain vinyl fascia. Then remove any soffit trim and carefully pry out the fascia along its bottom edge. When it directs water away from the fascia and into the gutter it also protects water dripping to the ground under that board. The top edge is tucked under a metal angle called drip edge that slips under the shingles.

Thd sku 591660. This will keep. Tools supplies tin sn. For proper water drainage the drip edge on the rakes should always overlap the drip edge on the eaves.

Use the peak drip flashing above windows doors garage doors and more. And it completely covers the fascia board from the drip edge to the soffit.