Below are two photographs of roof wall step flashing completed and effective of a slate roof against a brick wall below left and in process with step flashing against a dormer sidewall before the dormer siding has been put in place below right.
Roof flashing against siding.
Bent into an l shape.
Proper roof wall abutment flashing examples.
Even if the roof has been properly flashed against the sidewall this one hasn t water can still run down the side of the house and behind the siding causing rot.
The exterior of a house presents plenty of opportunity for leaks.
The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak.
Galvanized sheet metal bent at a 90 degree angle i e.
The wall portion of the flashing should be flush against the exterior wall and the shingle portion of the flashing should be on top of the porch roof shingles.
I had a contractor build a shed roof on the back side of my carport that extended over and attached to the house.
A key part of my approach is using a special piece of flashing at this.
I made this video this morning and i hope it help explain the flashing wall detail where the siding meets the roof.
Step 8 nail the flashing into place using galvanized roofing nails.
The part of the house that it is attached to is wood lap siding.
When he shingled the new roof he just used roofing caulk where the shingles meet the wall no flashing of any kind.
Step flashing is used to provide a water tight connection where roofing adjoins a vertical juncture.
On a wall to be covered with wood cement board vinyl or metal siding the step flashing and associated roofing must be installed first so the siding can cover the top of the step flashing on.
The remaining siding on the sidewall will overlap the step flashing and nail.
Posted march 4 2017 filed under roof installation roof repair maintenance.
I m afraid that with time that rain is going to find its way between the roof and the wall and.
Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof.
Here silva and the apprentices are installing architectural shingles.
This flashing is typically field fabricated from a sheet of 26 ga.
The solution to rotting sidewalls is a small piece of bent metal called a kickout flashing at roofing suppliers which simply directs all that water away from the wall.
While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately.
Install the first course of shingles.
