The masons should add a bond break layer to keep mortar droppings from creating dams behind the brick.
How to install metal roof flashing against brick.
The second is good the flashing is turned into a deep cut mortar joint about 1 and nails are placed so the head of the nail laps over the bend edge about 3 4 to hold the flashing in place.
Install metal counterflashing onto the face of the block extending it down to about inch above the shingles.
However the principles are the s.
Once the roofing and step flashing are in place complete the counterflashing at the masonry as follows.
Please see our ledger flashing section for a detailed photo of proper flashing placement although brick flashing will be a bit different.
Usually 8 inch flashing will work but any size will work well.
We ve cut our z trims and before we install them we need to know where to place them on the panel.
Each flashing job is a little bit different and depends on the type of material that the exterior of your house is made of.
The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak.
Choose the appropriate flashing size.
Hot and cold weather will make the caulk fail when the metal buckles between nails.
Counter flashing is necessary to prevent water that runs down the outside face of flashing from going behind the base flashing.
Flash angled roofs in the step method which requires shorter flashing lengths of 6 inches.
How to install metal roof flashing against brick step 1.
Use your caulking gun to caulk a straight line above the back of the base flashing.
I m going to take the end wall flashing put it in place and use a pencil or a sharpie to mark the tops of the ribs and the gable trim just so i know where to put those z s.
While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately.
Most important make sure weep vents are included in the mortar at each pan without a way for water to escape all the fancy flashing is for nothing.
Insert the flashing into the cut line and over the ledger board.
Place a generous amount of silicone caulk in the cut line.
If the roof runs flat up against the brick wall you must install the roof side of the flashing either under the last layer of shingles or over the roof material if it is metal.
Install base flashing under shingles or over metal roofing material.
In order to do that we re going to use the end wall flashing as a guide.
It is simply a piece of metal liad to the wall and held in place with masonry nails and caulked.
