Removing Drip Edge From Rolled Roof

12 roof repair tips.

Removing drip edge from rolled roof.

Drip edge or drip cap is either plastic or sheet metal. But do not push it through the fascia. Gently lift up the shingles along the lower edge of the roof and find the nails attaching the eave strip to the roof. Removing drip edge eave strips.

Slip the eave strip out from under the shingles. Install roll roofing when the temperature is at least 50 degrees fahrenheit to keep the material from cracking. Find and fix a leaking roof. Metal d flashing or drip edge is sometimes installed only along the eaves edge but it is actually required by the 2012 international residential code irc at eaves and gables of shingle.

Slide the flat bar under starter course and pry out the nails. It not only protects the roof but it also protects the fascia. Attach with nails along the top edge of the strip. On some roofs you may need to remove a couple of shingle nails to make some room to work.

Use a flat pry bar and hammer to remove the nails holding the eave strip to the roof decking. Rip cut the starter strip or starter pieces so that they butt up against the second course of existing shingles and are even with the front edge of the existing roofing. In most cases if the shingles go past the drip edge about 3 4 of an inch the shingle edge will break the surface tension unless your roof has a shallow pitch then the water will reach the drip edge and if drip edge is tight to the facia board it will run down the fascia so as added insurance leave space between the fascia and 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.

This lets any water that gets on the roof run down the underlayment and over the drip edge. Use a flat pry bar to remove drip edge nails along the eave and rakes. Use a starter strip or cut pieces for a starter course. Install peel and stick roofing in a similar manner.

Raise the shingles and push the top rim of your drip edge beneath them. Tack the end into position with the roofing nails and press the nail within the drip edge and into the roof covering.