How To Cut Siding Around Kickout Flashing
It can be a pain to side around it but you will fail your inspection if the inspector doesn t see it on your job.
How to cut siding around kickout flashing. Piece of flashing from the same metal used for the roof s step flashing. Going up the wall. The solution is kickout flashing which replaces the bottommost piece of step flashing and directs water away from the wall and into the gutter. Kick out flashing prevents water from running down a roof and ending up behind the siding on an adjacent wall.
43 is an additional flashing strip that extends beyond the edge of the fascia that is required in some cold climate localities. Dan burke of white wolf construction and home inspection in columbia missouri shows us how to make a one piece seamless kick out flashing diverter. Some contractors make their own kickout flashing from a standard piece of step flashing by cutting the roof leg in half then sliding the upper half over the lower half. Cut the next piece of siding making sure the vertical lap falls behind the roof flashing and roof j channel.
Leave the kick out flashing loose and slide the first panel behind the flashing. Inspect the sidewall around and underneath the fascia and inside the house for signs of moisture damage and repair any rotted areas. On most of these jobs there is one detail the kickout flashing at roof wall intersections that i see done wrong most of the time. Use a knife and a straightedge to cut a 12 in.
Of flashing on the roof and 6 in. High quality home maintenance 37 178 views. If the kick out and step flashing can t tuck behind the siding screw on cap flashing to cover it then caulk along the top. Step flashing roof leak repair making and properly installing custom kick out flashing duration.