How To Install Step Flashing Under Siding

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How to install step flashing under siding.

But it doesn t work that way. Step flashing is used to provide a water tight connection where roofing adjoins a vertical juncture. How to install step flashing step 1. Galvanized sheet metal bent at a 90 degree angle i e.

Posted march 4 2017 filed under roof installation roof repair maintenance. Once even a small section of roofing cement fails you ll have a leak. This flashing is typically field fabricated from a sheet of 26 ga. Take the first flashing piece at roof bottom and slice it at around 4 inches with tin snips.

Nail flashing to roof deck only. Shingles need to be fastened with nails in the top area and. Cut step flashing pieces to be 10 in. Bent into an l shape.

Lay shingles over step flashing from the roof edge. When reaching the. Wide and 2 in. Longer than the shingle s exposure.

It may seem as if a single piece of flashing would offer more protection than many pieces of step flashing. Fasten that shingle with two galvanized nails at the. Lay a shingle over the step flashing starting at the roof edge. Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof but it s not the correct way.

Nail through flashing into shingle do not extend flashing above top of shingle and. Here s how to do it right the first time. Install the step flashing before running the first row of shingles install a piece of step flashing along the sidewall so that it sits tightly against the roof. How to install step flashing under siding 1.