Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof but it s not the correct way.
How to flash a roof against a wall.
Above the roof sheathing.
Flexible flashing tape seals the eave to the wall.
A corner flashing piece can either be bought from the hardware store or it can be made using a regular step flashing piece.
Even if one piece of step flashing fails the flashing and shingle below it start the process over again.
It may seem as if a.
Flashing is usually made of sheet metal and is used to seal and protect joints in a building like those where a roof meets the brick walls of a chimney from roof leaks by directing the flow of.
Metal flashing also called roof flashing goes against a stucco wall to protect it from water damage.
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.
Proper roof wall abutment flashing examples.
Likewise a 10 wide flashing will result in a 5 inch wide roof deck flange and a 5 inch vertical flange.
I cut the tape so that it laps onto the housewrap above and 3 in.
How to install roof flashing against a wall with a corner when there is a corner where the roof meets the wall you will need a corner flashing piece.
A 5 inch wide flashing will result in a 2 1 2 roof deck flange and 2 1 2 vertical wall flange.
How to install roof flashing against a wall.
Even though roof flashing is one of the most important elements of a roof not many people know how to install roof flashing against a wall properly.
For areas where the walls meet the roof you will need to use the step flashing technique.
Step flashing redirects the water back onto the shingle.
Once the flexible flashing is set i apply a piece of housewrap along the wall where the fascia.
