Flashing A Bay Window With Metal Roof

Apply silicone caulking to the backsides of the flashing and place it so that the vertical section covers the overhang of the lip of the roof while the horizontal section lays flat on the roof.

Flashing a bay window with metal roof. Install your drip flashing around the eaves of the bay window roof. Issues with your counter flashing are normally the number one reason why a bay window can leak. Protect the eave from ice dams and sideways rain step one in steep slope roofing is the edge flashing. Also each part of the roof requires the correct flashing so you know there will be a tight seam where the materials join.

So and there s water damage on the inside on the top of the bay window. Two ways to flash roof edges. We would have used a longer step flashing along the angled walls of the bay porch roof intersection. Not only do we protect your home s roof we provide bay window leaking services for maximum defense against water damage.

Details concrete masonry roofing wrb flashing. On the front of the bay a layer of shingles can cover the flashing if you need to hide it. Nail it in place. During our inspection of bay windows we will check all flashings behind the siding for proper installation.

Bay windows require a special way of connecting the roof to the side of the home because of the way the roof line runs up. One common method is to lay the edge metal under the eaves membrane and over the rake. Often due to the age of the house the original roofing sealant will break down and start to crack and fall apart. We always apply i w before all flashing details as a temporary dry in procedure and second layer of defense against leaks.

If your home is brick we do a full examination of the caulk around the bay window edge. On the side on either side of the hips the flashing actually goes under the shingles and behind the siding.