Drip edge overhang
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If you own a home, at some point, you will have to have new shingles installed on your roof. In an effort to save some money, you may want to do it yourself.
Shingle overhang without drip edge
However, there are a lot of things to know about installing shingles to be sure you do a safe, reliable job.
How much overhang should roof shingles have? If you have installed a drip edge flashing, you should have between half an inch and three-quarters of an inch shingle overhang.
If you do not have a drip edge flashing installed, shingles should overhang an inch to an inch and a half.
In this article, I will go over why overhang is so important and how much overhang shingles shou
- should shingles overhang drip edge
- how far should shingles overhang