Installation Of Flashing At Roof Break

Step flashing step flashing redirects the water back onto the shingle.

Installation of flashing at roof break.

You will also need rake edge flashing for the sides of the roof. And be capped on top with either a preformed metal drip cap or a custom flashing installed under the sheathing wrap. Now we re going to look at something that does happen quite often. Use a metal break tool to bend the flashing according to the angle of the roof joint.

How to install roof flashing against a wall. Bend the corner flashing tightly around the corner. Cut some membrane material to seal between the vent flashing and the roof and cut an opening for the vent. If you do not wish to form your own corner flashing you can buy pre bent pieces and cut them to size or use a piece of corrugated aluminum which is easier to bend.

Cut the flashing with tin snips if you need to cut it. Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof but it s not the correct way. Make sure to install flashing around the chimneys and walls. Flashing is generally 8 inches wide with 4 inches going on the wall of the house and 4 inches going on the top of the roof shingles.

Align the step flashing with the leading edge of the starter course and nail it in place using one nail in the upper corner. Even if one piece of step flashing fails the flashing and shingle below it start the process over again. Cut a slit in the sheathing wrap along the entire length of the water table and slip the upper leg of the flashing under the wrap see illustration. Learn more about the installation of pitch transition trim by watching the short video or reading the transcript below.

These types of flashing are known as step flashing and turn back flashing. You ll have a steeper part of your roof turning into a lower slope so there s a steeper pitch up top and a lower pitch on the bottom. You need to make a bend of 10 degrees one half inch from the edge. There s no need to nail more than this and don t nail through the flashing into the shingle as this will introduce a potential leak to the roof.

Prepare the area where you will install the roof flashing. How to install porch roof flashing step 1. Step flashing on roof peak. Measure the length of the porch roof joint to determine how much flashing you will need.

Roof shingle over step flashing. Installing drip edge on a humpy old roof dealing with dips and making clean overlaps metal drip edge flashing is installed on the perimeter of a roof to direct water away from the fascia into the gutters and to keep wind blown rain videos roofing wrb flashing drip edge installation on an existing roof. The water table should overlap the foundation by about 1 in. Before running the first row of shingles install a piece of step flashing along the sidewall so that it sits tightly against the roof.

Nail metal flashing called drip edge along the bottom edge of the roof deck near the gutters.