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   IdahoDon | Mar 29, 2012 11:51pm | #1

   Think like water - imagine the path water will take and think of the primary path (shingle, flashing, drip edge) and the secondary path if water leaks in where it shouldn't (ice & water sheild, tar paper).   Most times water should shed off the primary path, but when it doesn't the secondary takes it safely away. 

   An argument can be made for lapping the ice and water sheild over the drip edge, but in the normal course of getting the roof sheathing on and the roof dried in, the ice and water is put down first and the drip edge comes after.  On a roof that the owner wants the drip edge covered with ice and water I'll run the main ice and water under the drip edge with another 6" strip over it. 

   I've seen a lot of guys who run the ice and water around the edges and down the valleys, then drip edge goes over that, then tar paper goes over the top of the drip edge.

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   IdahoDon | Mar 29, 2012 11:51pm | #2

   Think like water - imagine the path water will take and think of the primary path (shingle, flashing, drip edge) and the secondary path if water leaks in where it shouldn't (ice & water sheild, tar paper).   Most times water should shed off the primary path, but when it doesn't the secondary takes it safely away. 

   An argument can be made for lapping the ice and water sheild over the drip edge, but in the normal course of getting the roof sheathing on and the roof dried in, the ice and water is put down first and the drip edge comes after.  On a roof that the owner wants the drip edge covered with ice and water I'll run the main ice and water under the drip edge with another 6" strip over it. 

   I've seen a lot of guys who run the ice and water around the edges and down the valleys, then drip edge goes over that, then tar paper goes over the top of the drip edge.

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   DaveRicheson | Mar 30, 2012 06:17am | #3

   Drip edge

   Instructions are on the shingle packages.

   At the lower end eave the drip edge goes on first and the felt paper  laps over it. On the rakes the the drip edge goes over the the paper.

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   Piffin | Mar 31, 2012 09:12am | #5

   Dave

   It almost never gets done that way.

   Reason is because when building a house, you want that sheathing dried in as soon as possible, so you do the underlayment immediately after sheathing. Then you have time to get the fasia trim etc done. After the whole roof is ready, then you can strat roofing by applying the drip edge. I like to do vycor over the top of the metal before shingling myself, but don't think it is neccessary if the underlayment runs down far enough, especially on steeper roofs. A lower slope like 3 or 4/12 means I definitely want the vycor lapping to seal things up. Also on older homes where the insulation/venting is an issue and ice damns more likely, the vycor is more strongly indicated.

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   DaveRicheson | Mar 31, 2012 06:55pm | #7

   Agree

   You right about what happens, but he was asking the reccomended installation.

   I use ice and water shield on the lower edge and all valleys. 

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   DanH | Mar 31, 2012 07:06pm | #8

   Probably easier to do it the "right" way when reroofing (vs new construction), since, on a not too big house, a good crew will do the entire job in a day or two, and the fascia will already be in place.

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   DanH | Mar 30, 2012 07:37am | #4

   I think sometimes roofers will put the drip edge over the paper/shield, whether this is the "right" thing to do or not.  This lets them put all the edge on at once, avoids possible damage to the edge in earlier work, and ties down the paper.

   But my understanding is that the "right" way is to put the eve edge below the paper, and gable end edge on top.

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   Piffin | Mar 31, 2012 09:15am | #6

   It's all a matter of practical technique considering what the conditions are.

   The two times when it beomes ccritical are when there is a lot of ice damning, or when the HO is trying to get 25 years out of a 20 year shingle

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   Paul@Excel | Oct 26, 2014 10:11pm | #9

   Drip edge the right way or the right now way...

    Facia should always be put on first. no excuses. The eave drip edge is applied first when using granulated ice and water shield. The granules do not allow adhersion so the sanwiching doesn't work on this type of ice & water shield.  If you are using Grace Ice & water shield (smooth type) it will stick to itself... so slap some mayo on it and sanwich that puppy. (don't really add mayo.....  : )

     For standard tarpaper installation: Think like water. If water gets under the shingle and runs down the tarpaper, with the dripedge over the tarpaper it will most likely find its way behind the dripedge. The proper way to install dripedge with tarpaper at the eaves is to run the dripedge first. 

   Rakes: always over the tarpaper/ Ice & water. Thinking like water again, if rain is driven on top of the gable drip edge you want it to travel over the the top of the metal onto the underlayment, eventually finding the gutter.

   Gaps in the sheating above the facia to the decking: bridge those gaps with the proper sized drip edge- don't use undersized metal. I alway use 2" x 4" with the 4" going up the rake. You might spend an extra $25.00 overall but never having a leak issue is well worth the money spent.

   Rake metal: Think about it ! If you use a 1"x 1" metal and you have a 3/4" facia you are nailing into maybe 1/4" material! spend The extra dollar (yes dollar per stick) and get a 2" x 2" so you actually nail into the sheathing.

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   DoRight | Nov 01, 2014 06:25pm | #10

   Very few good roofers

   Paper over drip edge for obvious reasons.

   Roofs nail the crap out of flashing both into the roof and the side walls.  Why?  Becaseu they do.

   Lines straight?  If you are lucky.

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