Installing Step Flashing On A Roof

Nail through flashing into shingle do not extend flashing above top of shingle and.

Installing step flashing on a roof.

Then set the piece down. Once you ve shingled up to the sidewall cut a piece of step flashing at a 45º angle from the outside corner to the bent seam. Then sink two nails in the wall near the top one on each face. The first part of installing the step flashing is the installation of the corner flashing.

Once even a small section of roofing cement fails you ll have a leak. Nail it in place with two nails one. Ensure it sits flat and extends at least 8 inches above the shingles. Step flashings are to be installed one per course.

Nail flashing to roof deck only. But it doesn t work that way. Typically flashing is installed using roofing nails and roofing cement. You will want to place the lower portion of the step flashing against the roof and the other edge goes around the corner edge.

The remaining siding on the sidewall will overlap the step flashing and nail. Cover tops of step. Each additional rain adds more water and before you know it you ve got rotted wood. Proper installation of step flashing.

Bend it back so that it overlaps the corner flashing. Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof but it s not the correct way. Longer than the shingle s exposure. Cut step flashing pieces to be 10 in.

It may seem as if a single piece of flashing would offer more protection than many pieces of step flashing. Here s how to do it right the first time. 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. Bend it down and back to sit flat on the corner.

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. Make corner flashing from step flashing. How to install step flashing with a wall corner step three.

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