Roof Edge Eave

Venting solutions for roofs with no overhang or soffit install special roof intake venting products that work at the lower edge of the roof decking underneath the first course of shingles.

Roof edge eave.

Smart vent a special roof eaves vent product that provides a 3 4 opening about 6 above the top of the roof drip edge. Install drip edges on the eaves first. On a home s exterior eaves can project stick out beyond the side of the building serving both decorative and practical functions. The rake of a roof is the outer edge that runs from the eave to the ridge or peak of the roof.

Get free shipping on qualified drip edge eave flashing roof flashing or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. An eave is the area of a roof that hangs beyond the exterior wall. When you install the drip edge over this strip it keeps the lower flange further from the home s siding which helps to keep water further from the home. It extends shingles or steel roofing out over the eaves and helps prevent water from backing up under the roofing material.

A furring edge is a strip of one by two wood you install on the vertical surface of the house just beneath the roof s edge.