Prepare the area where you will install the roof flashing.
How to flash siding to roof.
The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak.
Cut a piece.
It may seem as if a single piece of flashing would offer more protection than many pieces of step flashing.
Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof.
Nail it to the sidewall or glue it if nailing isn t possible.
Slice along the bend line about 4 inches into the first piece of flashing at the bottom of the roof with tin snips.
But it doesn t work that way.
Lay a shingle over the step flashing starting at the roof edge.
Fasten that shingle with two galvanized nails at the.
Drip edge metal valley flashing dormer chimney and kickout flashing are types of roof flashing that shed water away from the connections between roofs walls chimneys and other building assemblies.
I use a wide piece of flexible flashing tape to protect the area between the subfascia and the wall.
Once the flexible flashing is set i apply a piece of housewrap along the wall where the fascia meets it.
Cover with cap flashing.
I cut the tape so that it laps onto the housewrap above and 3 in.
Measure the length of the porch roof joint to determine how much flashing you will need.
How to install step flashing under siding 1.
Step flashing is used to provide a water tight connection where roofing adjoins a vertical juncture.
Lift the bottom shingle and slip in the kickout flashing.
I made this video this morning and i hope it help explain the flashing wall detail where the siding meets the roof.
Once even a small section of roofing cement fails you ll have a leak.
While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately.
Flexible flashing tape seals the eave to the wall.
How to install porch roof flashing step 1.
Bent into an l shape.
Above the roof sheathing.
This flashing is typically field fabricated from a sheet of 26 ga.
Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof but it s not the correct way.
Galvanized sheet metal bent at a 90 degree angle i e.
Posted march 4 2017 filed under roof installation roof repair maintenance.
