To emphasize the importance of proper roof and deck flashing and to provide typical and enhanced flashing techniques for coastal homes.
Roof wall flashing techniques.
The first bending two pieces and caulking the joint photos 1 3 is the most common because you can do it on the spot with the flashing at hand.
There are two good ways to handle corner flashing.
23 roof to wall and deck to wall flashing home builder s guide to coastal construction page 1 of 3 purpose.
L shaped flashing is a versatile general use flashing used where a uniform or strengthened finish is needed on a 90 surface.
Click to enlarge make sure the sheathing wrap overlaps all step flashings.
Bend the flap down and nail along the top edge.
The gibraltar building products l flashing protects your home the gibraltar building products l flashing protects your home from moisture infiltration where your wall meets your roof.
Run the base flashing 4 to 5 in.
Beyond the dormer and cut the top section along the dormer edge.
Roof to wall and deck to wall flashing www fema gov technical fact sheet no.
Roof flashing is a thin material usually galvanized steel that professional roofers use to direct water away from critical areas of the roof wherever the roof plane meets a vertical surface like a wall or a dormer.
That being said here are a couple of flashing tips that even an inexperienced homeowner should make note of.
Always check the roof flashing and the condition of the shingles whenever you clean your gutters.
Where a slope roof meets a sidewall slip the upper legs of the step flashing under the sheathing wrap see illustration.
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.
That lip is then set into a reglet or groove in this case cut into the mortar joint of the brick wall above.
