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My uncle told me I was wasting money on drip edge and I should just use roofing nails and caulk
He came over when I was framing out my 8x10 and saw the drip edge I bought at Home Depot. He laughed and said I was overthinking it, that real shed builders just nail down the shingles and slap some caulk on the corners to stop leaks. I tried his way on my first shed two years ago and it leaked bad every spring, water got behind the fascia and rotted the plywood edge. This time I stuck with the drip edge and even added a little extra overhang. When he saw the finished roof he just shrugged and said it looked fine, but I know he still thinks I wasted $12. Anyone else have a relative who gives bad shed advice that you just ignore?
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jordanm193mo ago
Your uncle sounds like the kind of guy who thinks a crescent wrench fixes everything. Caulk and roofing nails are a temporary fix that'll cost you ten times more in repairs later. Probably the same guy who says you don't need to prime before painting.
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william8163mo ago
My uncle Charlie gave me the same talk about my 12x16 shed last summer. I just nodded along while I installed the drip edge anyway because I saw the same rot you did on my neighbor's roof job. Cost me less than $15 and saved me from having to replace the whole roof deck in a few years.
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