Quote Originally Posted by october-1881
I'm building a new garage/workshop. When the carpenters installed the flashing on the front of the building, they discovered they had the wrong color drip strip. They told me I didn't need it and installed the shingles without it. My son has done a lot of roofing and told me I (in fact) do need it.
He says I'll have problems later on. I haven't paid the contractor yet.
Do I need it? Is it difficult to retro-fit. How much is it worth to have it put in just in case I have to hold some money and have someone else put it in? The building is 30'X40
I am a little confused by this post. If the color was a problem, why not paint it the right color. There are many places for drip strips and the post states they were installing flashing on the front of the building. Is the front of the building shingles? You should have a drip strip over every door and window. You need it at the bottom of the walls where it meets the foundation. If the drip strip is in fact at the edge of the roof then it slides under the shingles and over the roof sheathing or plywood. This should be in the roofer's scope of work. It does not have to be spelled out in the contract because the drip edge on the roof is part of the roof on all new construction at least in California. How do I know this?
Don Pizziconi, Pizziconi Construction, Ca. Lic#629654