Counter flashing is the final layer of a three part waterproof barrier installed between a roof and a vertical wall or chimney.
Step flashing roof to wall.
Roof leg and a 7 in.
How to install roof flashing against a wall.
Multiple pieces of the flashing will be installed in layers with shingles to ensure the water flows away from the wall.
Galvanized sheet metal bent at a 90 degree angle i e.
The first two layers are called base flashing and step flashing.
Bigger step flashing is better.
Step flashing is a rectangular piece of flashing bent 90 degrees in the center.
Step flashing protects the interface between a roof and a wall from water leaks that can cause hidden damage for years.
Proper roof wall abutment flashing examples.
It is used for roof to wall flashing.
Step flashing can be made with aluminum copper lead galvanized steel or.
The term reglet flashing refers to an installation method for counter flashing not a separate layer.
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.
Bent into an l shape.
Learn how to install it below.
Step flashing is used to provide a water tight connection where roofing adjoins a vertical juncture.
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This flashing is typically field fabricated from a sheet of 26 ga.
Installing the roofing felt.
Step flashing redirects the water back onto the shingle.
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Posted march 4 2017 filed under roof installation roof repair maintenance.
Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof but it s not the correct way.
For step flashing with a stucco wall you will be working in part on the roof.
The narrower step flashing just isn t wide enough to protect the intersection fully.
It may seem as if a.
Step flashing will be interwoven with the shingles throughout this process.
I recommend 12 in wide step flashings bent for a 5 in.
Roof to wall 1 step flashing 4 material.