How To Flash Metal Roofing To Wall

Metal roofing is also available in the form of shingles.

How to flash metal roofing to wall.

That lip is then set into a reglet or groove in this case cut into the mortar joint of the brick wall above. You may need to cut panels to fit angles using a circular saw with a metal saw blade. While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately. Proper roof wall flashing example.

Long helps it to fold onto the roof sheathing. Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof. The shank of the fastener is visible. Install base flashing under shingles or over metal roofing material.

In this case we ve gone against new construction. Drip edge metal valley flashing dormer chimney and kickout flashing are types of roof flashing that shed water away from the connections between roofs walls chimneys and other building assemblies. 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. Continue adding panels until the roof is covered.

There you have a z trim and an end wall flashing that have been joined using a stitch screw. 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. It s also important to try and blow away the metal shavings. Installing the z trim.

Lay the starter row of metal shingles at the drip edge and affix to the roof with metal roofing nails. The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak. Although flexible flashing tape is pretty durable it s best to protect it with metal flashing and to treat it as a backup for water leaks. I fold a piece of metal flashing for the inside corner between the subfascia and the wall.

Follow the photo for illustrated instructions. Normally this wall would have a house wrap on it like tyvek. A vertical cut about 2 in.