Gutter Apron Or Drip Edge

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Gutter apron or drip edge. This aluminum gutter apron is perfect for directing water into your gutters. Drip edges are metal sheets usually shaped like an l installed at the edge of the roof. Set your store to see local availability. A gutter apron also known as l metal is installed above your roof decking and sits over the edge of your gutter.

You can be confused among these two metals flashings as they are completely identical and serve the same purpose. Home centers sell a gutter apron in 10 ft. Without a drip edge water may end up beneath the shingles and may cause damage to various parts of the home. They protect your fascia board from water that could wood rot.

A drip edge or a gutter apron keeps your roof secure by filtering out all the water from the attic into the gutter. A gutter apron is a bent piece of flashing that tucks up under the shingles and over the gutter. Gutter aprons are installed right under your shingles as well. The gutter apron will prevent the dripping.

Drip edge plus similar to a drip edge a gutter apron is a long piece of metal folded at about 120 degrees. Both of these materials have identical functions. It installs on the roof edge at the eaves and hangs into the gutter. Gutter apron a specialized drip edge designed to direct water into the gutter system.

This directs water straight into the gutter system and also protects your roof line from excess moisture. Gutter apron is installed over the roof edge and hangs in the gutter. Once the apron s in place fasten it with sheet metal screws. This keeps your roof safe from rotting and leaking.

You may have to temporarily remove your hangers as you go or you can notch out the apron around them. Royal brown aluminum gutter apron model ga rbr 4 45 4 45. Gibraltar building products 10 ft. It starts under the first course of shingles and hangs over the roof sheathing.

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