How to install drip edge on an existing roof
Installing a drip edge on an existing shingle roof requires finding reliable instructional videos, as many homes are built without one. Homeowners trying to add this flashing before putting up gutters often have to search for the correct method to retrofit it properly.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Looking up instructional videos on YouTube
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Just bought a home with a newer roof but I later noticed there is no drip edge installed.”source ↗
“Would the attached YouTube video be the best way to install a drip edge with an existing shingle roof?”source ↗
“Looking for a how to video or something similar on installing pipe flashing on an existing wood shingled roof. Ive seen plenty of videos about doing this with asphalt shingles but cant seem to find any about wood shingles.”source ↗
Where this came up
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