At the end of the vertical sidewall the step flashing shall be turned out in a manner that directs water away from the wall and onto the roof and or gutter while this is a nice diagram of how these flashings work don t forget our 5 th design rule.
Roof step flashing detail.
The base is then covered by another metal flashing piece lapped over it.
Step flashing protects the gap where roofs meet walls by weaving into the roof shingles.
Step flashing redirects the water back onto the shingle.
Even if one piece of step flashing fails the flashing and shingle below it start the.
Multiple pieces of the flashing will be installed in layers with shingles to ensure the water flows away from the wall.
This roof ends in a peak.
Drive one nail to hold it in place.
Step flashing protects the interface between a roof and a wall from water leaks that can cause hidden damage for years.
The second piece should not be fastened to the base so the two pieces can move against each other independently when the roofing materials shift.
Step flashings are interwoven with the shingles and act essentially as shingles with an upturned leg to allow a transition of the vertical drainage plane of the wall to the drainage plane of the roof.
Once you ve come up the other side with step flashing and shingles you re ready to put on the final piece.
Apply a vertical bead of caulk as shown.
Below are two photographs of roof wall step flashing completed and effective of a slate roof against a brick wall below left and in process with step flashing against a dormer sidewall before the dormer siding has been put in place below right.
At the bottom of the roof water needs.
Two part flashing systems consist of a base flashing often step flashing that is laced into the finished roof material.
Continuous flashing is sometimes seen where a roof meets a sidewall but in the long run step flashing will do a better job of preventing water leaks.
Rain should run off the roof and into the gutter.
It is used for roof to wall flashing.
Stepped flashing is used where a sloped shingled roof intersects a vertical wall.
Step flashing is a rectangular piece of flashing bent 90 degrees in the center.
Step flashing can be made with aluminum copper lead galvanized steel or.
For the first side cut the step flashing along the fold line and bend down the lower flap.
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