Roof Drip Edge Types

Profile description dimensions specifications a5 drip edge mill finished painted aluminum a5 3 1 1 b4 1 2 roof edge painted aluminum b4 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 bs4 1 2 roof edge painted aluminum bs4 1 2 1 2 2 2 c3 drip edge mill finished painted aluminum c3.

Roof drip edge types.

This type of drip edge is the most commonly used type of drip edge. This profile of drip edge is shaped like a t with a lower flange at the bottom. Utilized on low incline roofs l shape drip edges are situated on the roof deck and atop the fascia board. The gravel stop contains a flange that prevents loose gravel or ballast from washing off a roof.

Sometimes it is called drip metal d metal or t style the asphalt roofing manufacturers association arma prefers this drip edge profile to type c because it keeps the water further away from the fascia. Types of drip edges. There are 3 types of drip edge with multiple names for the same thing. Amerimax c3s 1 5 in x 10 ft unpainted galvanized galvanized steel drip edge.

The drip edge on gravel stop works in a similar manner as rake edge flashing protecting the materials on the side. Listed in order of how common they are used the 3 types are. Gravel stop is a type of perimeter edge metal that is used to terminate a roof membrane at the perimeter of a low sloped roof system.