How To Flash A Metal Roof To A Vertical Wall

Caulk the slot after the flashing has been installed.

How to flash a metal roof to a vertical wall.

Details concrete masonry roofing wrb flashing. A vertical cut about 2 in. Protect the eave from ice dams and sideways rain step one in steep slope roofing is the edge flashing. Step flashing on roof peak.

Most simply use a nominal 6 piece of lumber. Using the circular saw and masonry blade cut a slot about 1 5 inches into the brick so that the overlapping flashing or counter flashing will slide into the slot. Bend the corner flashing tightly around the corner. I then add a second piece of flexible flashing tape to cover the open corner of the metal flashing and i fold it down onto the subfascia.

Chalk a straight line about 2 inches above the back of the base flashing. Long helps it to fold onto the roof sheathing. Since most ordinary homeowners do not have all the necessary know how or significant knowledge of basic roofing principles along with experience of working on an actual roof all day in the sun with the sweat pouring down the face as you work on flashing all the dormers chimneys and roof vents or shingling away for hours on end and doing it right taking on the installation of a metal roof. The video features union s advantage lok ii standing seam roofing panel which is.

The roof flashing is then placed up behind this through the wall z bar flashing on the outside of the vertical blocking backing material. Roof shingle over step flashing. I fold a piece of metal flashing for the inside corner between the subfascia and the wall. This video shows how to install endwall flashing with standing seam panels.

It s very important to make sure that you grab the z channel that s below and make sure that you re in the outside leg of the z channel. With the end wall flashing in place i use stitch screws to attach it to the z trim and to the gable trim. Two ways to flash roof edges. One common method is to lay the edge metal under the eaves membrane and over the rake.