Step flashing can be made with aluminum copper lead galvanized steel or.
Step flashing roof to wall.
Step flashing is used to provide a water tight connection where roofing adjoins a vertical juncture.
Galvanized sheet metal bent at a 90 degree angle i e.
Finally the housewrap can be laid up on the wall to cover the top of the kickout diverter and step flashings.
Bigger step flashing is better.
Multiple pieces of the flashing will be installed in layers with shingles to ensure the water flows away from the wall.
Roof leg and a 7 in.
It is used for roof to wall flashing.
Roof to wall 1 step flashing 4 material.
Step flashing redirects the water back onto the shingle.
The first two layers are called base flashing and step flashing.
Counter flashing is the final layer of a three part waterproof barrier installed between a roof and a vertical wall or chimney.
I recommend 12 in wide step flashings bent for a 5 in.
Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof but it s not the correct way.
Even if one piece of step flashing fails the flashing and shingle below it start the process over again.
Aluminum 2 galvanized steel 1 plastic 2 product length in 5 10 3 50 or greater 2 sort by.
After you have gathered all your materials you will lay roofing felt over the area that will have flashing.
Step flashing is a rectangular piece of flashing bent 90 degrees in the center.
The narrower step flashing just isn t wide enough to protect the intersection fully.
Posted march 4 2017 filed under roof installation roof repair maintenance.
Learn how to install it below.
It may seem as if a.
For step flashing with a stucco wall you will be working in part on the roof.
Step flashing protects the interface between a roof and a wall from water leaks that can cause hidden damage for years.
The term reglet flashing refers to an installation method for counter flashing not a separate layer.
Bent into an l shape.
Proper roof wall abutment flashing examples.
Below are two photographs of roof wall step flashing completed and effective of a slate roof against a brick wall below left and in process with step flashing against a dormer sidewall before the dormer siding has been put in place below right.
Installing the roofing felt.
This flashing is typically field fabricated from a sheet of 26 ga.
