The causeway connecting the house to the new garage in law suite needs a roof.
Siding drip edge installation.
Place a nail at one end then the other.
When installing the starter strips allow a 1 8 inch space for corner posts and j channels for expansion.
Slip the wide flat flange of the material all the way under the first course of roof shingles as illustrated.
This stock drip cap has a short backleg minimal drip leg and is often made from metal too thin to meet code standards.
If it doesn t pull the drip edge out slightly from under the shingles.
Add the drip edge while it may be a common practice to install drip edge tight to the fascia silva advocates for a.
Make sure the outer edge extends over the gutter.
Installing vinyl siding in these 23 steps step 1.
Flush the end of the flashing length with the wall corner and secure the flashing to the framing with an 8d nail at each wall stud.
Nail in the center of the nailing slots.
Make sure the corner is tight and that the bottom edge is tight to the fascia before nailing off the drip edge.
Begin at either end of the wall and set the level middle section of the z flashing onto the top edge of the siding panel with the wider flange upward and against the wall framing.
Be sure that when you do this the cap itself slopes away from the window downwards forming an awning over the window.
Secure the drip edge with roofing cement.
Keep ends of adjoining starter strips at least 1 4 inch apart to allow for expansion.
To seal the edge of a siding panel where it has been cut and to secure it to the wall you can use under sill trim.
Install the first length of z flashing.
Down preassemble the corners install fiber cement using a few special techniques layout the siding courses remove the plastic last flash the butt.
The back leg was only an inch and drip leg was just a square 90 degree 1 4 in.
And not very durable.
How to install a drip edge.
You may need to nail through the starter strip into the drip edge.
Start with the ice barrier in climate zones prone to ice damming code requires that a self adhering ice barrier.
Secure cap to siding next secure the drip cap to your siding using galvanized nails.
Fiber cement is tougher than other materials hold the starter 1 4 in.
Soffit and fascia if the soffit on your home wraps around a corner as with a hip roof you ll need to make some.
How to install drip edge and step flashing 1.
Soffit and fascia starting with the soffit nail lengths of j channel against the inner edge of the fascia board.
How to cut nail and install durable fiber siding plus caulking and painting tips.
