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Bending and Installing Drip Edges with Flat Seam Copper

Here's how to make a clean, neat drip edge with intersecting angles
with Patrick Sheeley

Length: 6:18
Produced By: Mike Dobsevage

In this video, roofing contractor Patrick Sheeley shows you how to bend and lap a copper drip edge correctly. For this installation on a bay window, which involves intersecting angles, Sheeley explains which tin shears to use for the most effective cuts, and also how to make an effective drip edge with the least amount of copper.

Video by: Chris Ermides


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