Bend it down and back to sit flat on the corner.
How to install step flashing on a roof.
Install the step flashing.
It is used for roof to wall flashing.
Posted march 4 2017 filed under roof installation roof repair maintenance.
Over the roof deck.
Lay a bead of.
Vent pipe flashing as the name implies this flashing is usually.
Multiple pieces of the flashing will be installed in layers with shingles to ensure the water flows away from the wall.
Up the wall and 5 in.
It may seem as if a single piece of flashing would offer more protection than many pieces of step flashing.
These leaks are almost always caused by improper flashing installation or the absence of roof flashing altogether.
It is used for roof to wall flashing.
Flashing can be purchased in pre formed styles to help you install it more easily and these include.
Galvanized sheet metal bent at a 90 degree angle i e.
Make corner flashing from step flashing.
Align the step flashing with the leading edge of the starter course and nail it in place using one nail in the upper corner.
This flashing is typically field fabricated from a sheet of 26 ga.
Once even a small section of roofing cement fails you ll have a leak.
Before running the first row of shingles install a piece of step flashing along the sidewall so that it sits tightly against the roof.
Length to extend 5 in.
This allows each step flashing piece to overlap the piece below.
Bend the 10 in.
Nail flashing to roof deck only.
Bent into an l shape.
Many people who have porches attached to their homes have problems with water leaks at the junction of the porch and the exterior wall of the home.
Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof but it s not the correct way.
Step flashing is used to provide a water tight connection where roofing adjoins a vertical juncture.
Once you ve shingled up to the sidewall cut a piece of step flashing at a 45ยบ angle from the outside corner to the bent seam.
Step flashing built to protect joints between roofs chimneys and other objects like skylights this flashing steps up above the shingles and attaches to the object providing comprehensive water protection.
How to install porch roof flashing.
Then sink two nails in the wall near the top one on each face.
