Flashing On Roof Lifting
Flashing is installed to surround roof features such as vents chimneys and skylights.
Flashing on roof lifting. If you are resealing drip edging seal beneath the shingles but don t seal the drip edge along the eaves. Step 4 valleys. Step flashing should always be used where the roof deck meets a sidewall. Step 5 seal vent flashing.
Seal step flashing with urethane caulking. Base flashing is one length of flashing that is bent along the length to match the pitch of the roof. You will find it under the shingles running along the peak of a roof but also around chimneys vent pipes and skylights. Lift the shingles that are near the valley flashing.
Make sure that you do not apply the roofing cement along the eaves. Base flashing is installed over underlayment but under siding and shingles so you may not be able to see it from the ground. The flashing is located at intersection points on your roof in spots such as peaks and valleys where water is likely to collect and pool. While you are up on the roof you should inspect all of the areas so that you don t have to return any time soon.
Drip edge the drip edge is flashing that directs water into the gutters. Roof flashing will be found in a number of different locations on your roof. Roof flashing is a thin material usually galvanized steel that professional roofers use to direct water away from critical areas of the roof wherever the roof plane meets a vertical surface like a wall or a dormer. It can be made of galvanized steel copper aluminum or even vinyl.
Use a caulking gun to seal the vent flashing. If you are working with valley flashing lift the edges of the surrounding shingles and spread roofing cement on the flashing about 6 inches in from the edge of the shingles.