These kinds of houses often have a roof that butts against a wall.
Repair roof flashing against wall.
Flexible flashing tape seals the eave to the wall.
There are three different types of roof flashing repair.
I use a wide piece of flexible flashing tape to protect the area between the subfascia and the wall.
Proper roof wall abutment flashing examples.
Rusted flashing needs to be replaced.
But if the flashing rusts through or a piece comes loose water will run right behind it and into the house it goes.
Metal roof flashing can be use to seal gaps between roof walls.
Above the roof sheathing.
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.
Once the flexible flashing is set i apply a piece of housewrap along the wall where the fascia.
If there were no flashing against these walls water could slowly drip into the crevice between the wall and the roof and potentially into the home.
It is commonly used in two story and side split houses.
There are various ways to do roof flashing depending on which part of the roof you are flashing.
Materials needed for roof flashing where roof meets wall.
Each short section of flashing channels water over the shingle downhill from it.
Adhere it using your flashing cement.
We will take a look at how to install roof flashing against a wall in this article.
Then slide it up the roof preferably on top of the damaged flashing.
Metal roof flashing is a galvanized sheet metal bent at right angles with about eight to 12 inches on each side of the angle.
Step flashing is when you repair the damage by putting in new flashing over the damaged area.
First snip the new flashing with your shearers then bend it to a 90 degree angle.
Step flashing is preferred over continuous flashing for roof flashing where the roof meets the wall.