Metal flashing often is made of galvanized steel or aluminum but it can also come in copper.
How to install wall to roof flashing.
The size and shape of the roof flashing you buy will depend on the area that you plan to install the flashing.
Now install the kickout flashing and step flashings up the roof as needed.
The wall leg of the kickout should be applied over the housewrap cut a 2 ft square piece of housewrap and tuck one edge into the horizontal cut the same one the first piece of housewrap was slipped into and up under the housewrap on the wall by at least 5 in.
How to install roof flashing against a wall.
Before running the first row of shingles install a piece of step flashing along the sidewall so that it sits tightly against the roof.
How to install roof flashing against a wall with a corner when there is a corner where the roof meets the wall you will need a corner flashing piece.
Naturally you will need to purchase roof flashing before you begin the installation.
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Step flashing redirects the water back onto the shingle.
Even if one piece of step flashing fails the flashing and shingle below it start the process over again.
To make corner flashing take your tin snips and cut a 45 degree line from an outside corner to the center fold.
Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof but it s not the correct way.
Install the step flashing.
A corner flashing piece can either be bought from the hardware store or it can be made using a regular step flashing piece.
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.
These leaks are almost always caused by improper flashing installation or the absence of roof flashing altogether.