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1. Expert Member
   Michael Maines|May 14, 2019 10:05am|#1

   John, I've never seen that, aside from some homes in the Cleveland area with asphalt shingles that curve over the fascias so it resembles a thatched roof. It's common on old homes in New England to have used cedar shingles as a drip edge along the eave, rather than a metal drip edge, and it works pretty well if you want a historical look, though I'd rather have a metal drip edge.

   Of course the starter course of asphalt shingles needs to be doubled up with a half-height course, which can be either purchased or made, or some roofers just double up a full course. But there should be a separate drip edge of some sort.

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   John Clark|May 14, 2019 11:23am|#3

   thx

2. Expert Member
   Akos|May 14, 2019 10:42am|#2

   John,

   It is common up here (Toronto). When dealing with roofers I always have to make sure they put in an actual drip edge. Over time the shingle drip edge tends to crack and leak rotting the fascia boards.

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   John Clark|May 14, 2019 11:23am|#4

   thx

4. Expert Member
   Malcolm Taylor|May 14, 2019 11:24am|#5

   I'd say less than 5% of builders here include a metal drip edge.

5. GBA Editor
   Peter Yost|May 14, 2019 07:01pm|#6

   Drip edge is required by code (this from the 2015 IRC):

   R905.2.8.5 Drip edge.
   A drip edge shall be provided at eaves and rake edges of shingle roofs.

   Interestingly, the code does not include the term drip edge in its glossary. And this section of the code does not specifically say of what the drip edge must be made BUT it does say that the drip edge segments must be overlapped a minimum of 2 inches.

   Peter