Roof Against Wall

Proper roof wall flashing example to install the roof wall flashing above the builder bent the top edge of the flashing into a 90 degree lip about 2 cm in width.

Roof against wall.

For areas where the walls meet the roof you will need to use the step flashing technique but you will need kickout flashing in other areas. It is commonly used in two story and side split houses. Tape over the cut in the housewrap with housewrap tape. The proper installation of flashing at the point where the roof meets wall is to use metal step flashing.

These kinds of houses often have a roof that butts against a wall. Do not fasten the flashing to the wall because it must float with the roof. Further dampening of the walls can also lead to water seeping into your homes. Leakage from the sides of the wall can also result in roofing timber rot.

It is important that you use the right method when you install flashing. Metal roof flashing is a galvanized sheet metal bent at right angles with about eight to 12 inches on each side of the angle. Metal roof flashing can be use to seal gaps between roof walls. That lip is then set into a reglet or groove in this case cut into the mortar joint of the brick wall above.

The flat roofing material must go up the wall a minimum of 12 or up the wall and over the top of the wall if the wall is less than 12 high. Place the first step flashing strip over the end of the starter course shingle and use two nails to fasten the step flashing to the roof with 2 nails. Metal step flashings are pieces of metal that are shaped like an l at least 5 inches wide and tall and 8 inches long as shown in figure 2. Now install the kickout flashing and step flashings up the roof as needed.

Metal flashing also called roof flashing goes against a stucco wall to protect it from water damage. Here is an attempt though maybe not a very good one to make the roof flashing serve also as a through the wall flashing with a tile roof. The water that is soaked up by the walls will lead to damp stops seen from inside the rooms of a home. The most common roof to wall intersections involve either a gable roof with its ridge running perpendicular to the wall or a shed roof that slopes downward away from the wall.