Metal Roof Gable Drip Edge

Drip edge varies in dimensions but typically the flange that nails to the roof surface is about 2 5 wide and the vertical edge that directs roof runoff down and away is about 1 5 in depth.

Metal roof gable drip edge.

The gable trim combined with sealant provides a watertight seal for your roof system. Install roof drip edge along the eaves add underlayment then place drip edge along the gable end. Striations and bends on the flashing provide strength and match the lines of your other edge trims. Eave trim and drip edge installation on a metal roof.

Gable trim finishes off your roof panels at the edge of your roof. Make a 1 mark from the edge on top of the gable trim. Learn how to install metal roofing flashing. Using your previously locked t bevel draw a line from the 1 mark inwards towards the drip edge.

The best way is to install the roof drip edge only along the eaves first then place ice and water barrier in the snowbelt or felt paper underlayment over the drip edge. Make a 90 degree mark at the drip edge and across to the edge of the gable. Mark a parallel line at the 1 mark. How to cut and finish gable trim at the ridge of a metal roof.

This lets any water that gets on the roof run down the underlayment and over the drip edge. The drip edge also gives us a nice straight edge with which to align roof shingles slates or other roofing material. Amerimax c3s 1 5 in x 10 ft unpainted galvanized galvanized steel drip edge.