Installing Step Flashing On A Roof
Then set the piece down.
Installing step flashing on a roof. Wide and 2 in. Bend it down and back to sit flat on the corner. But it doesn t work that way. Bend it back so that it overlaps the corner flashing.
Nail through flashing into shingle do not extend flashing above top of shingle and. Then sink two nails in the wall near the top one on each face. How to install step flashing with a wall corner step three. Install the step flashing when the siding is installed it should be tucked behind this piece and then consecutive courses lapped over it.
Flashing is generally installed at any joints or edges in the roof where water could otherwise work its way in. The remaining siding on the sidewall will overlap the step flashing and nail. You will start by snipping one of your pieces of step flashing at a forty five degree angle. The roof deck flange of step flashings are to be fastened to the surface of each shingle in a position whereby the next course of shingles will cover up hide the flashing from view.
Nail flashing to roof deck only. Each additional rain adds more water and before you know it you ve got rotted wood. The first part of installing the step flashing is the installation of the corner flashing. Cover tops of step.
In order to properly install new flashing you ll have to remove the shingles surrounding your old flashing and then re lay them after installation. Here s how to do it right the first time. Typically flashing is installed using roofing nails and roofing cement. Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof but it s not the correct way.
Proper installation of step flashing. Ensure it sits flat and extends at least 8 inches above the shingles. Hammer one nail to the. Longer than the shingle s exposure.
Once even a small section of roofing cement fails you ll have a leak. It may seem as if a single piece of flashing would offer more protection than many pieces of step flashing. Nail it in place with two nails one. Make corner flashing from step flashing.
You will want to place the lower portion of the step flashing against the roof and the other edge goes around the corner edge.