Installing A Metal Roof Flashing

Eave flashings include gable.

Installing a metal roof flashing.

Make sure that the screws are all aligned evenly as you will be able to see them from the ground if they are. Protect the eave from ice dams and sideways rain step one in steep slope roofing is the edge flashing. Next you are ready to install the metal roof. For exposed fasteners avoid over tightening the fastener.

Roof shingle over step flashing. The eave flashing or edging is just the steel metal strips used to cover the entire perimeter of the roof. We ve cut our z trims and before we install them we need to know where to place them on the panel. Bend the corner flashing tightly around the corner.

Step flashing for chimneys once the shingles have been installed lay the base flashing around the base of the chimney approximately 4 past each end. The most common flashing for metal roofing is the ridge cap which is used at the peak of a roof where two opposing roof slopes join. One common method is to lay the edge metal under the eaves membrane and over the rake. Space the screws about 12 in 30 cm apart.

Installing your roof flashing is going to be slightly different depending on the specific type that you re installing. Step flashing on roof peak. Other flashings include transition flashing end wall and sidewall flashings and valleys see diagram on right for application. You are essentially sealing off the metal roof with this flashing and you need to make sure that is securely fastened.

In order to do that we re going to use the end wall flashing as a guide. You can use 1 inch nails for the installation of eave flashing. A do it yourself video detailing step by step how to flash a chimney with our metal roofing chimney kit. Two ways to flash roof edges.

I m going to take the end wall flashing put it in place and use a pencil or a sharpie to mark the tops of the ribs and the gable trim just so i know where to put those z s. Details concrete masonry roofing wrb flashing. However the principles are the s.