How To Install Flashing On Metal Roof

We ve cut our z trims and before we install them we need to know where to place them on the panel.

How to install flashing on metal roof.

Most flashing is 8 inches wide. I prefer to use a dsa flashing also known as a dead soft aluminum flashing. Install drip edge starter trim against eave fascia trim of the roof. However the principles are the s.

Each flashing job is a little bit different and depends on the type of material that the exterior of your house is made of. I m going to take the end wall flashing put it in place and use a pencil or a sharpie to mark the tops of the ribs and the gable trim just so i know where to put those z s. Take your first sheet. Add the metal panels.

Lay out your roofing underlayment over the fascia trim so that water that may form due to condensation does not collect underneath the drip edge. Always begin working at the point with the longest peak to eave distance. In order to do that we re going to use the end wall flashing as a guide. Installing the gable flashing and starting with the first panel.

4 inches should go up the house wall and 4 inches should go on top of the porch roof shingles. Step 6 make a 10 degree bend on the shingle edge of the flashing approximately 1 2 inch from the edge. Following is the proceedure for installing the dsa flashing. Installing your roofing 1.

You can call us with any questions you may have. How to install a flashing on a metal roof. While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately. A do it yourself video detailing step by step how to flash a chimney with our metal roofing chimney kit.

The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak. Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof.