How To Flash Siding To Concrete

Patio concrete slab over siding hi again debi less than 2 months ago i inspected a brand new home that was less than a week from final walk through.

How to flash siding to concrete. Install siding on the walls down to the flashing. This flashing will keep any water that does get behind the concrete step from reaching the wall sheathing rim joist and mudsill. Ideally there should be some wall flashing over the wall sheathing from the bottom of the door extending over the foundation and the door s pan flashing should lap over this wall flashing. Leave a 1 4 inch gap between the step flashing and wood siding or cement board.

Putting the flagstone back now and will add a final piece of copper l flashing below the door sill trim piece western red cedar primed painted on six sides and will leave about an 1 of clearance between the trim siding also wrc and the top of the flagstone. Here are four ways to use metal flashing to prolong the life of siding. Nail j channel for vinyl or metal siding onto the flashing. Inside corner w flashing.

Inspect the sidewall around and underneath the fascia and inside the house for signs of moisture damage and repair any rotted areas. At the back of the home a concrete sub had poured a patio slab and rear stoop in one integral pour covering 2 1 2 courses of vinyl siding behind which was a very thick built up sill. Nail it to the sidewall or glue it if nailing isn t possible. When it comes to flashing siding corners many builders simply use a 1x wood corner.

Do not seal the outlet end of the flashing we want any water that enters the wall to run on the outside of the vertical flashing meet the sloped near horizontal bottom bend of that flashing and run out over and past the end of the projecting concrete slab or foundation in other applications.