Posted march 4 2017 filed under roof installation roof repair maintenance.
Step flashing metal roof brick side wall.
Metal roof flashing is a galvanized sheet metal that is bent at a 90 degree angle about 8 to 12 inches on each side of the angle.
Galvanized sheet metal bent at a 90 degree angle i e.
It is used to seal the gap between walls and intersecting roofs.
It can be used to attach the final trim for end walls side walls gable trim and hips so it s used quite a bit.
L flashing goes where the top part of a roof butts a wall step flashing goes where the side of a roof butts a wall.
The attaching roof is at a 3 1 2 over 12 slope.
Metal roof flashing is a galvanized sheet metal bent at right angles with about eight to 12 inches on each side of the angle.
This flashing is typically field fabricated from a sheet of 26 ga.
Continue reading below our video of the day step 1 choose what kind of metal flashing you need.
Bent into an l shape.
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.
Vent flashing done right to prevent leaks back up roof vent boots with flashing counterflashing and proper shingling.
Here s how to install it correctly.
We re going to focus on the z trim for just a moment.
Sidewall flashing a sidewall is a junction between a wall and a sloped portion of a roof.
Install metal counterflashing onto the face of the block extending it down to about inch above the shingles.
You can hire a professional to install it against a brick wall or you can do it yourself.
It comes in 10 foot lengths or for step flashing 6 inch lengths.
You ll notice that there is paint on one side and primer on the other.
Once the roofing and step flashing are in place complete the counterflashing at the masonry as follows.
A hipped standing seam metal roof attaching to the taller main body of the house at a brick veneer wall.
We use straight l aluminum wall metal but it get 6 of roofing cement and every shingle gets counter bulled.
The horizontal part of the flashing will vary depending on the type of roof covering material.
Step flashing is used to provide a water tight connection where roofing adjoins a vertical juncture.
It s one of the more important trims that we re going to use on the sl 16 installation.
In order to install the counter flashing the roofer cut a diagonal line 3 4 deep to match the roof slope.
Except where walls are brick the vertical part of the sidewall flashing should extend up behind the exterior wall covering just like with headwalls.
