Roof Raake Edge

It is typically perpendicular to the eave.

Roof raake edge.

In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof. This is done to seal the edges of the roof and to protect the roof s components from wind driven rain. The rake of a roof is the outer edge that runs from the eave to the ridge or peak of the roof. At the eaves the drip edge should be installed before the eave protection membrane.

Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos. Generally speaking there are three main types of roof rakes. Installing the rake edge in this position closes off the edges of the underlayment specifically. The rake edge should be installed at the rakes above the underlay of the roof.

The rake edge is the edge of these slopes. One by 2 inch rake boards often cover the exposed top edge of the siding when there also is an eave overhang on the gable end. The roof rakes can also be exposed or closed. Use larger rake boards such as 1 by 4 inch and 1 by 6 inch when there isn t an eave overhang on the gable end.

They are referred to as overhanging exposed overhanging and boxed in and abbreviated or sometimes called extended.