Riley explains its easy to do when it comes to new construction.
Roof step flashing installation.
Step flashing is used to provide a water tight connection where roofing adjoins a vertical juncture.
It may seem as if a single piece of flashing would offer more protection than many pieces of step flashing.
Bent into an l shape.
Install the step flashing.
It is used for roof to wall flashing.
Align the step flashing with the leading edge of the starter course and nail it in place using one nail in the upper corner.
Basic tools and materials get the job done.
The second rule is that the first rule isn t without exceptions.
Posted march 4 2017 filed under roof installation roof repair maintenance.
Install step flashing so that it can be.
Flashing can be purchased in pre formed styles to help you install it more easily and these include.
Multiple pieces of the flashing will be installed in layers with shingles to ensure the water flows away from the wall.
Step flashing is a rectangular piece of flashing bent 90 degrees in the center.
Before running the first row of shingles install a piece of step flashing along the sidewall so that it sits tightly against the roof.
Small flashing pieces must be woven into the shingles as you work your way up the roof.
Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof but it s not the correct way.
Riley shows his way the only way how to install step flashing.
Riley says most roofers use.
Once even a small section of roofing cement fails you ll have a leak.
Step flashing built to protect joints between roofs chimneys and other objects like skylights this flashing steps up above the shingles and attaches to the object providing comprehensive water protection.
Vent pipe flashing as the name implies this flashing is usually.
Installing step flashing to prevent roof leaks the first rule of roof flashing is that water runs downhill.
It is used for roof to wall flashing.
But it doesn t work that way.
Galvanized sheet metal bent at a 90 degree angle i e.
Roofing caulk galvanized roofing nails tin snips and step flashing either flat or prebent.