Drip Cap Over Window Trim

Item 15551 model 5610400120.

Drip cap over window trim.

Preformed window trim drip caps are easy to find and install as a quick and easy project that will pay dividends in window maintenance costs down the road. Drip cap moulding pvc 12 pack model lwm187x96swpv case 12 108 47 case. Because water will sit on that ledge and degrade the caulking. Window trim door frame ornamental mouldings moulding peel stick moulding garage door tr 1 5 cap bone.

For pricing and availability. Amerimax c3s 1 5 in x 10 ft unpainted galvanized galvanized steel drip edge. Drop barely large enough to keep wind driven water from getting. Drip cap window door trim.

Drip cap drip cap is an l shaped flashing that goes over windows and doors after they re installed but before siding is installed to prevent moisture from seeping in from above. One leg of the l goes over the window or door brick mold while the other lies behind the siding that will go above. If you rely on caulking to prevent water from coming into this joint it will eventually leak sooner if the window sticks slight out beyond the siding as it usually does. Early in my building career we ordered the stock uncoated aluminum drip caps from our local building materials supplier to install over window and door head trim and skirt boards band boards.

For a wood window unit drip cap flashing can be installed over the trim piece often called brick molding that comes. In stock at store today. The back leg was only an inch and drip leg was just a square 90 degree 1 4 in. Ekena millwork 2 in.

Yes you should always put a flashing over the top of a window called a drip cap. For pricing and availability. Door window moulding 10 general purpose moulding 2 get it fast. If you have vinyl or metal flanged windows for instance you can install drip cap flashing 4 the home depot over the window itself or over the top trim piece that you install.