Roof Edge Eave

Description documents style d roof edging protects and covers the exposed edge of the roofline.

Roof edge eave.

It is typically perpendicular to the eave. Get free shipping on qualified drip edge eave flashing roof flashing or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. 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. An eave is the edge of a roof which is why they are sometimes called roof eaves.

Smart vent a special roof eaves vent product that provides a 3 4 opening about 6 above the top of the roof drip edge. The rake of a roof is the outer edge that runs from the eave to the ridge or peak of the roof. Install drip edges on the eaves first. 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.

On a home s exterior eaves can project stick out beyond the side of the building serving both decorative and practical functions.