The causeway connecting the house to the new garage in law suite needs a roof.
How to flash a roof addition.
Tom silva starts off his roofing lesson with the apprentices by stressing the.
Fasten loose nails and cover exposed nail heads with roofing cement.
Cut an angle with tin snips on one side of the flashing piece from an end.
However it s important to check for damage anyway.
For the valley areas of the roof you will be using valley flashing.
Especially if you live in an area that gets a lot of snow and ice.
Lay the cut flashing down at the corner.
The biggest concern is ice standing because ice and snow can form over an unheated porch and snow can then leak down and hit the block of ice.
Before you apply the flashing you ll need to lay down a waterproof membrane.
Flash the corner first if applicable.
Put on a pair of leather palm gloves to avoid injuries from the sharp edges of the metal flashing.
This flashing is typically field fabricated from a sheet of 26 ga.
It turned out really beautiful but the flashing isn t done correctly.
Roofing cement can dry out and crumble away exposing joints to water.
Then flash from the porch deck roof up behind the fascia trim and up under the roof shingles above.
How to flash a porch addition 1.
Step flashing is used to provide a water tight connection where roofing adjoins a vertical juncture.
Bent into an l shape.
When working with step flashing this may involve removing undamaged pieces of flashing as well.
Posted march 4 2017 filed under roof installation roof repair maintenance.
Install the underlayment as directed by the manufacturer then set the valley flashing on top of it.
Be sure to follow the.
This build is a porch addition on an existing metal building home.
Renew flashing seals by chipping out old caulking and mortar along the edges of the flashing.
Recaulk the joints between the roof and the flashing.
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