Step flashing is when you repair the damage by putting in new flashing over the damaged area.
Repair roof flashing against wall.
Above the roof sheathing.
Flexible flashing tape seals the eave to the wall.
Adhere it using your flashing cement.
Materials needed for roof flashing where roof meets wall.
First snip the new flashing with your shearers then bend it to a 90 degree angle.
Step flashing is used along walls that intersect the roof.
Step flashing is preferred over continuous flashing for roof flashing where the roof meets the wall.
There are various ways to do roof flashing depending on which part of the roof you are flashing.
But if the flashing rusts through or a piece comes loose water will run right behind it and into the house it goes.
We will take a look at how to install roof flashing against a wall in this article.
These kinds of houses often have a roof that butts against a wall.
Rusted flashing needs to be replaced.
Proper roof wall abutment flashing examples.
I cut the tape so that it laps onto the housewrap above and 3 in.
Damaged or improperly installed roof flashing especially around the chimney or dormer is one of the most common causes of roof leaks.
It is commonly used in two story and side split houses.
Metal roof flashing is a galvanized sheet metal bent at right angles with about eight to 12 inches on each side of the angle.
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.
I use a wide piece of flexible flashing tape to protect the area between the subfascia and the wall.
Each short section of flashing channels water over the shingle downhill from it.
Then slide it up the roof preferably on top of the damaged flashing.
There are three different types of roof flashing repair.
