Roof drip edges are generally sold in 10 5 foot lengths but they are occasionally sold in 8 foot lengths or smaller.
How much overhang for roof shingles.
Position the side of hook knife against the drip edge beneath the shingle with the blade facing.
In this installment of our series on roofing problems we ll talk about incorrect overhang of shingles.
I was worried that because the edge shingle is the bottom layer fixing this would require redoing it.
Knowing how much overhang roof shingles should have is only a small part of the job.
Too much and the shingles can blow off.
Simply put this is faulty installation where the shingles extend too far over the edge of the roof or are too close to the edge.
If you re going to take the leap and try it yourself do it safely and smartly.
There is a lot to know a lot to do and a whole lot to be carried.
The edge of the shingles should hang over a roof between an inch and an inch and a half or between a half inch and three quarters of an inch if drip edge flashing is installed.
After each shingle line has been laid one shingle will overhang the rake edge.
The length of the overhang itself commonly ranges from 2 to 5 inches.
Too little can allow water to seep into rake or fascia boards.
The 3 4 overhang of the shingle creates a full 1 overhang from the fascia to the edge of the shingle.