How To Install A Cricket On A Metal Roof

Leave the bottom flange free for the time being.

How to install a cricket on a metal roof.

The junction between a roof and a chimney or skylight is one of the most prone to leak in a roof. In this video i cover measuring the roof figuring the metal th. The horizontal ridge board is installed level and matches the roof angle on one end and sits on a vertical support at the chimney. Installing a roof cricket.

This is part 1 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house. Put an end of a level against the chimney lay. Roof crickets prevent roof leaks chimneys are notorious for leaking and the culprit is almost always the sheet metal flashing. 3 4 plywood that extends to the edge of the chimney is installed secured to the horizontal 2 4 ridge and along the roofs edge with screws.

Mark the height of the cricket on the back edge of the chimney. Below are some pictures of a roof cricket i installed. A well flashed joint with a cricket from riverside is key in avoiding any problems. Strip it down to the basic masonry and roof decking just like you would for.

How to build a roofing cricket. Both pieces are screwed tot he roof. The top joinery of both valleys when they meet on the same plane of roof is shown here. I have my valley custom made with water trough to help with leaking b.

Riverside custom fabricates all crickets sold. 4 reinstall the roof panel under the. Screw the body of the cricket to the chimney with concrete screws and to the pyramid form with metal screws. The height should be at least as high as the slope in order to direct water away from the chimney so if the slope is 4 in 12 place.