How To Flash A Metal Roof To A Vertical Wall

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How to flash a metal roof to a vertical wall. The exterior wall covering material is then kept off the surface of the roof. Long helps it to fold onto the roof sheathing. Step flashing on roof peak. With the end wall flashing in place i use stitch screws to attach it to the z trim and to the gable trim.

Chalk a straight line about 2 inches above the back of the base flashing. It s very important to make sure that you grab the z channel that s below and make sure that you re in the outside leg of the z channel. Bend the corner flashing tightly around the corner. I m going to install one between each panel directly in the center.

Two ways to flash roof edges. Roof shingle over step flashing. I fold a piece of metal flashing for the inside corner between the subfascia and the wall. 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.

One common method is to lay the edge metal under the eaves membrane and over the rake. This video shows how to install endwall flashing with standing seam panels. The video features union s advantage lok ii standing seam roofing panel which is. Most simply use a nominal 6 piece of lumber.

I then add a second piece of flexible flashing tape to cover the open corner of the metal flashing and i fold it down onto the subfascia. Details concrete masonry roofing wrb flashing. Caulk the slot after the flashing has been installed. The roof flashing is then placed up behind this through the wall z bar flashing on the outside of the vertical blocking backing material.