I have a cosmetic problem with my roof – the amount of overhang (nominally 3/4ths of an inch) where the rows of shingles end at the gable end / rake is inconsistent, ranging from 1/2 inch to a full inch. They just weren’t trimmed to a consistent length of overhang. From ground level it looks a little messy. I read an interesting trick of running a starter course up the rake at the beginning of installation to create a very clean line, but that’s impractical as a retrofit solution.
I was thinking of replacing the L-shaped drip edge with a P or T shaped drip edge that provides a 1-inch reveal beyond the faschia board. This would hide the edges of the shingles when seen from below. Is this the best way to go or is there a better approach? I don’t want to start replacing shingles because the roof is fine and this is a cosmetic issue.
-Dan
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I'd get up there with a chalk line and snap a line from top to bottom and then trim them down with a hook blade. forget changing drip edge over something so minor huh?
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Thats the easiest fix! at least you won't trip over your feet that way! :)
what he said.
snap a line and cut it.
you'll remember to have them run the soldier course (might not be right but what we always called it) next house.
Snapping a kine and trimming down seems to be the consensus. Thanks everyone.
Snapping a kine and trimming down seems to be the consensus.
Maybe not. The drip edge may be crooked and the shingles are cut straight. http://www.quittintime.com/ View Image
He can cut the shingles crooked and then they will look straight from underneath where the problem lies. :)~
I read an interesting trick of running a starter course up the rake at the beginning of installation to create a very clean line, but that's impractical as a retrofit solution.
If you get up there on a cool cloudy morning and get to it with a flat bar and a nail puller you can slip those shingles in still, using the rake molding as your guage. Probably only a nail per shingle.........
Go back and renail the shingles where you pulled the nails out and hit the heads with some Geocell or Silkaflex.
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if he still has 1/2" overhang why bother? Definitely would make sense if it was short and he was staring at an exposed drip edge top every day.Might have been double-nailed up the rake.still you are right that it's not too big of a deal either way. Cutting is a lot faster though.