How To Flash A Metal Roof To A Vertical Wall

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How to flash a metal roof to a vertical wall.

It s very important to make sure that you grab the z channel that s below and make sure that you re in the outside leg of the z channel. I m going to install one between each panel directly in the center. If you do not wish to form your own corner flashing you can buy pre bent pieces and cut them to size or use a piece of corrugated aluminum which is easier to bend. One common method is to lay the edge metal under the eaves membrane and over the rake.

With the end wall flashing in place i use stitch screws to attach it to the z trim and to the gable trim. Most simply use a nominal 6 piece of lumber. A vertical cut about 2 in. Chalk a straight line about 2 inches above the back of the base flashing.

I fold a piece of metal flashing for the inside corner between the subfascia and the wall. Two ways to flash roof edges. I then add a second piece of flexible flashing tape to cover the open corner of the metal flashing and i fold it down onto the subfascia. Bend the corner flashing tightly around the corner.

The roof flashing is then placed up behind this through the wall z bar flashing on the outside of the vertical blocking backing material. Details concrete masonry roofing wrb flashing. Protect the eave from ice dams and sideways rain step one in steep slope roofing is the edge flashing. Step flashing on roof peak.

The exterior wall covering material is then kept off the surface of the roof. Since most ordinary homeowners do not have all the necessary know how or significant knowledge of basic roofing principles along with experience of working on an actual roof all day in the sun with the sweat pouring down the face as you work on flashing all the dormers chimneys and roof vents or shingling away for hours on end and doing it right taking on the installation of a metal roof. The video features union s advantage lok ii standing seam roofing panel which is. Long helps it to fold onto the roof sheathing.