Rubber Roof Drip Edge With Half Inch Foam Installation

Find out how to install a sure edge gutter drip trim around an epdm flat roof.

Rubber roof drip edge with half inch foam installation.

It costs about 10 percent more than the 045 inch version but the extra expense is worth it because the thicker membrane is less prone to punctures during installation. During this stage you ll also want to install the drip batten and drip back trim at the roof s edge to direct rainwater over the gutter. Tools supplies tin sn. This is happening in an effort to keep up the demand for production of new materials as well as the demand.

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. Epdm rubber may be very cheap but from the perspective of quality and longevity it is one of the least reliable flat roofs. I could also imagine but i have to stop and think about how i would fold it a custom drip edge that protrudes maybe 1 2 or 3 4 beyond the roof but turns a 90 deg.

Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos. Rubber roof repair kit available on amamzon. This is important to protect damage to your fascia soffits rafters. Epdm sheet preparation once you re ready to begin working with your epdm rolls you ll need to prepare the sheets.

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. We used 060 inch thick epdm on this project just as we do for all our rubber roofs. It may come as a surprise to you but the roofing industry often misleads and misinforms consumers into buying products designed to fail within 15 years or less. In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof.

Around the perimeter of a roof that is not a run off point for water drip you will need to keep the water on the roof and drive it towards your drip trim. We began by covering the roof surface with 1 2 inch fiberboard underlayment figure 3. This is done with kerb edge trims these not only keep the water on the roof thanks to a built in up stand but also cloak the fascia to make the finish look smart from the floor. Drops maybe an inch as a vertical return and then folds 180 running back up and returning to the roof edge under the horizontal and finally drops the.