Flashing Roof To Rake Wall

N use step flashing that has a 2 to 4 inch lon ger vertical leg than normal.

Flashing roof to rake wall. Flexible flashing tape seals the eave to the wall. Flashing wrapped at the rake edge gives that extra layer of defense. Roof to wall flashing there have always been problems with the flashing details at head walls rake walls and chimneys especially if stucco brick or stone veneer is used. Once the flexible flashing is set i apply a piece of housewrap along the wall where the fascia meets it.

During severe winds shingles are more likely to lift along the rake edges where they don t have the benefit of shingle overlap at the edge. Below are guidelines for flashing the wall before installing any type of sloped roofing material at eave to rake wall intersections. Must be kept up off the surface of the roof a minimum 1 some manufacturers of exterior wall coverings require a minimum of 2. The majority of roof leaks occur in locations where the plane of the roof is interrupted by a ridge another roof intersecting at an angle a wall or penetration.

However the problems in this area can be greatly reduced if some guidelines are followed. I cut the tape so that it laps onto the housewrap above and 3 in. I use a wide piece of flexible flashing tape to protect the area between the subfascia and the wall. Above the roof sheathing.

N use flashing cement at joints to help secure flashing. Metal roof flashing is a galvanized sheet metal that is bent at a 90 degree angle about 8 to 12 inches on each side of the angle. All exterior wall coverings whether it is wood siding vinyl siding brick or stone veneer stucco etc. Same type of metal as the flashing material.

Roof flashings are typically used at roof wall intersections. These flashings are typically found around dormers chimneys skylights other roof to wall. Details concrete masonry roofing wrb flashing. N tape the top of step flashing with 4 inch wide minimum self adhering modified bitumen roof tape.

Your shingles and gutters do most of the work at the eaves so the drip edge is merely on call support. Galvanized steel is a trusted low maintenance product that is known for durability. Two ways to flash roof edges. It comes in 10 foot lengths or for step flashing 6 inch lengths.

Without gable rake flashing protection wind driven rain can begin to rot the fascia and roof deck. One common method is to lay the edge metal under the eaves membrane and over the rake. Gable rake flashing is a professional trim product that covers the exposed ends of metal roofing panels resulting in a neater appearance. It is used to seal the gap between walls and intersecting roofs.

Protect the eave from ice dams and sideways rain step one in steep slope roofing is the edge flashing.