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"3G" wrote
why not just bend the aluminum so it is tucked under the shingles?


You can, if you have a brake. It's called a drip edge.

If drip edge isn't installed, you will get
| blown, or dripping infiltration which will eventually cause
substantial
| damage.

that's BS
my wood shingled roof has no drip edge
haven't seen any substantial damage yet (20 yrs.later).
it's the gutters that seem to always cause the damage from what I have
replaced for customers.


If you're going to reply to something, don't take it out of context. It's
not BS to what I said. WTF, you have a reading comprehension problem also?

I said: "Drip edge "is" neccessary, depending on a lot of circumstances.
For
instance, if your structure has a aluminum or such covering, the drip
covers the top edge of it. If drip edge isn't installed, you will get
blown, or dripping infiltration which will eventually cause substantial
damage."








|
| There are different types of drip edge. Do _not_ let anyone install a
"c"
| channel drip edge, under any circumstances. I could write pages on why
not
| to have this type of drip edge. Even in my area, city localities will
not
| let this type of drip edge installed.


sometimes for the right application "C" channel is needed, it all
depends on the trim.
for instance, on a bitumen roof application it hides the nailing strip
around the perimeter.


Ut oh, I think I smell a butcher.

I am a firm believer in drip edge for the bottom so it overlaps the
fascia board
but not on the rake boards unless it is a re-roof (it hides the edges of
the original roof nicely).


It is, it's a butcher. Someone to lazy to trim edges. I've seen hundreds of
your kind in my days. The faces change, the name remains the same, butcher.


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"Moe" wrote in message
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|
| "3G" wrote
| why not just bend the aluminum so it is tucked under the shingles?
|
| You can, if you have a brake. It's called a drip edge.

I meant bend the aluminum rake trim to fit under the shingles.
it is called "rake trim"


|
| If drip edge isn't installed, you will get
| | blown, or dripping infiltration which will eventually cause
| substantial
| | damage.
|
| that's BS
| my wood shingled roof has no drip edge
| haven't seen any substantial damage yet (20 yrs.later).
| it's the gutters that seem to always cause the damage from what I
have
| replaced for customers.
|
| If you're going to reply to something, don't take it out of context.
It's
| not BS to what I said. WTF, you have a reading comprehension problem
also?
|
| I said: "Drip edge "is" neccessary, depending on a lot of
circumstances.
| For
| instance, if your structure has a aluminum or such covering, the drip
| covers the top edge of it. If drip edge isn't installed, you will get
| blown, or dripping infiltration which will eventually cause
substantial
| damage."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| | There are different types of drip edge. Do _not_ let anyone
install a
| "c"
| | channel drip edge, under any circumstances. I could write pages on
why
| not
| | to have this type of drip edge. Even in my area, city localities
will
| not
| | let this type of drip edge installed.
|
|
| sometimes for the right application "C" channel is needed, it all
| depends on the trim.
| for instance, on a bitumen roof application it hides the nailing
strip
| around the perimeter.
|
| Ut oh, I think I smell a butcher.
|
| I am a firm believer in drip edge for the bottom so it overlaps the
| fascia board
| but not on the rake boards unless it is a re-roof (it hides the
edges of
| the original roof nicely).
|
| It is, it's a butcher. Someone to lazy to trim edges. I've seen
hundreds of
| your kind in my days. The faces change, the name remains the same,
butcher.
|
|


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On Mar 3, 3:03 am, "3G" wrote:
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|
| "3G" wrote
| why not just bend the aluminum so it is tucked under the shingles?
|
| You can, if you have a brake. It's called a drip edge.

I meant bend the aluminum rake trim to fit under the shingles.
it is called "rake trim"


Now just why would you go to all that trouble when standard drip edge
does the same thing? Clue, drip edge is used on the rake also. The
drip edge and installation would be cheaper than the time spend
dicking around bending your 'rake trim'. I have to agree with MOe =
yo don't know WTF you are talking about.

Harry K


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"Harry K" wrote in message
oups.com...
| On Mar 3, 3:03 am, "3G" wrote:
| "Moe" wrote in message
|
| ...
| |
| | "3G" wrote
| | why not just bend the aluminum so it is tucked under the
shingles?
| |
| | You can, if you have a brake. It's called a drip edge.
|
| I meant bend the aluminum rake trim to fit under the shingles.
| it is called "rake trim"
|
|
| Now just why would you go to all that trouble when standard drip edge
| does the same thing?


wind gets under drip edge
it can not get behind a bent rake trim.
that IS the difference
a high wind can rip off the drip edge on a rake causing substanial
damage.
you obviosly have little or no experience in repairs.
wind is more of a problem than rain
rain falls down
wind................well.................goes every direction.

so if your drip edge is over lapping the rake trim and wind gets in
there it will rip off the drip edge, aluminum rake trim and some roof
shingles.

my way
you may get a shingle or 2 ripped off from the wind.
repair is much faster and less expensive for the home owner.

I understand that those of you who install drip edge on rakes are
looking for job security.................for me...................I'm
already secure.


Clue, drip edge is used on the rake also. The
| drip edge and installation would be cheaper than the time spend
| dicking around bending your 'rake trim'.


it is the repairs that get costly for the homeowner.




I have to agree with MOE =
| yo don't know WTF you are talking about.
|
| Larry Fine


no wonder why you agree Larry..........where's Curley.
that's the way stooges always do it.
|
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On Mar 4, 5:28 am, "3G" wrote:
"Harry K" wrote in message

oups.com...
| On Mar 3, 3:03 am, "3G" wrote:
| "Moe" wrote in message
|
| ...
| |
| | "3G" wrote
| | why not just bend the aluminum so it is tucked under the
shingles?
| |
| | You can, if you have a brake. It's called a drip edge.
|
| I meant bend the aluminum rake trim to fit under the shingles.
| it is called "rake trim"
|
|
| Now just why would you go to all that trouble when standard drip edge
| does the same thing?

wind gets under drip edge
it can not get behind a bent rake trim.
that IS the difference
a high wind can rip off the drip edge on a rake causing substanial
damage.
you obviosly have little or no experience in repairs.
wind is more of a problem than rain
rain falls down
wind................well.................goes every direction.

so if your drip edge is over lapping the rake trim and wind gets in
there it will rip off the drip edge, aluminum rake trim and some roof
shingles.

my way
you may get a shingle or 2 ripped off from the wind.
repair is much faster and less expensive for the home owner.

I understand that those of you who install drip edge on rakes are
looking for job security.................for me...................I'm
already secure.

Clue, drip edge is used on the rake also. The
| drip edge and installation would be cheaper than the time spend
| dicking around bending your 'rake trim'.

it is the repairs that get costly for the homeowner.

I have to agree with MOE =
| yo don't know WTF you are talking about.
|
| Larry Fine

no wonder why you agree Larry..........where's Curley.
that's the way stooges always do it.
|
|


Strange. I just did a google on 'roofing rake edge'. Guess what.
Not one entry on the first page (I didn't go beyond that) mentioned a
thing called a 'rake edge' to be applied to the 'rake edge'. Every
place that 'rake edge' was mentioned it referred to that part of a
roof and specifically said to apply "drip edge'.

I have roofed in Texas in the heat (repairs), Wa. Built my own house,
reroofed my house and my mothers house, helped my brother reroof his
house and put a roof on his new machine shed...
Drip edge applied to the rake as follows - tarpaper, drip edge,
shingle. Just as the shingle bundle always says. i;.e., 'apply DRIP
EDGE to the rake' (I don't have a bundle laying around or I would
quote the exact phrase).

What are your qualifications?

Perhaps you can tell all of use experience types who don't know what
we have been doing just what the hell that magical 'rake edge' is your
are talking about.

Drip edge is a 'bent piece' of trim, It is bent at 90 with a very
short back bend on the long leg. It comes with both short and long
sides so you have a choice. In all the roof damage I have both worked
on and seen, never once did I see where the 'drip edge' was damaged by
the wind unless the entire roof was destroyed.

Work on your reading comprehension. My name is not "Larry".

Harry K



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I forgot to ask you to give a description of just what that mysterious
'rake edge' is that you are talking about.

Harry K

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