Step 1 safely get on the roof.
How to install flashing on flat roof.
How to install porch roof flashing step 1.
Ensure it sits flat and extends at least 8 inches above the shingles.
How to install step flashing with a wall corner step three.
Flat roof flashing is also installed around the perimeter of the roof to protect the underside of shingles.
Use roofing nails to install the l shaped flashing flush with the roof and wall then cover it with roofing cement and reattach the roofer s felt.
Look for any type of vents as well.
Even if one piece of step flashing fails the flashing and shingle below it start the process over again.
How to install roof flashing against a wall.
Each flashing job is a little bit different and depends on the type of material that the exterior of your house is made of.
To seal your roof flashing you first have to get on the roof.
Look for the chimney or any type of pipe coming out of the building.
Begin by removing the shingles at the affected area and removing old flashing if present.
However the principles are the s.
Prepare the area where you will install the roof flashing.
If you already have faulty flashing installed you.
Locate all of the areas around the flat roof where water can potentially enter.
Before attempting to get to the roof you must make sure that the ladder is.
Bend it back so that it overlaps the corner flashing.
Nail it in place with two nails one.
Measure the length of the porch roof joint to determine how much flashing you will need.
This can be a source for anything from smoke to steam.
Then set the piece down.
When fitting cover flashings to a flat roof like the one pictured bottom right there is no need for the third covering angle of lead the lead is simply cut just above the flat roof to stop capillary action and the flashing cutting into the flat roof itself.
Step flashing redirects the water back onto the shingle.
Then nail the new l shaped flashing under the builder s felt but above the fascia board.
Hammer one nail to the.
