Flashing Metal Roof Against Wall

Bigger step flashing is better.

Flashing metal roof against wall.

We re going to install this step flashing here against the sidewall and the first thing we re going to do is let it run. Follow the photo for illustrated instructions. I recommend 12 in wide step flashings bent for a 5 in. For areas where the walls meet the roof you will need to use the step flashing technique but you will need kickout flashing in other areas.

Another term for this is a step flashing. Install base flashing under shingles or over metal roofing material. The narrower step flashing just isn t wide enough to protect the intersection fully. Metal flashing also called roof flashing goes against a stucco wall to protect it from water damage.

You can see that i m letting it run past the end of the roof and past the ridge line. 105 degrees for my 15 degree pitch roof. The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak. Or to use angled 150x150mm metal sheet fixing it down on the metal roof using stitching screws and then flashing it against the wall using flashing tape.

Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof. 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. Proper roof wall abutment flashing examples. We have our z trim installed and tape seal on top of the z trim so we can install this and.

The final thing to do is install the end wall trim. While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately. Finally the housewrap can be laid up on the wall to cover the top of the kickout diverter and step flashings. If the roof runs flat up against the brick wall you must install the roof side of the flashing either under the last layer of shingles or over the roof material if it is metal.

The main problem with this as i see is getting the angle of the abutment sheet correct. 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. Before we install the end wall flashing we have to apply tape sealant to the top of the z trim so that there s a water tight barrier between the end wall flashing and the top of the z. Roof leg and a 7 in.

It s kind of like a step so water hits it comes off and moves off the roof.