How To Flash Shed Roof To Wall

Finally the housewrap can be laid up on the wall to cover the top of the kickout diverter and step flashings.

How to flash shed roof to wall.

The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak. Proper roof wall flashing example. How to install porch roof flashing. Drip edge metal valley flashing dormer chimney and kick out flashing shed water away from the connections between roofs walls chimneys and other building assemblies this collection of 18 articles animations and videos identifies the critical roof flashing areas illustrates durable roof flashing details and shows how to flash roofs.

I recommend 12 in wide step flashings bent for a 5 in. That lip is then set into a reglet or groove in this case cut into the mortar joint of the brick wall above. Bigger step flashing is better. Roof leg and a 7 in.

The narrower step flashing just isn t wide enough to protect the intersection fully. Proper flashing is crucial at a roof to wall intersection. Metal flashing prevents rain and run off water from seeping into the space between the roof and the wall and causing damage to. Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof.

Often with new construction the roof flashing is first nailed to the wall. These leaks are almost always caused by improper flashing installation or the absence of roof flashing altogether. Then the house wrap and exterior wall covering are installed over this roof flashing. To install the roof wall flashing above the builder bent the top edge of the flashing into a 90 degree lip about 2 cm in width.