How To Install Metal Roof Flashing

Each flashing job is a little bit different and depends on the type of material that the exterior of your house is made of.

How to install metal roof flashing. Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof but it s not the correct way. One common method is to lay the edge metal under the eaves membrane and over the rake. Details concrete masonry roofing wrb flashing. The eave flashing or edging is just the steel metal strips used to cover the entire perimeter of the roof.

Roof shingle over step flashing. In order to do that we re going to use the end wall flashing as a guide. Install the underlayment as directed by the manufacturer then set the valley flashing on top of it. Add the metal panels.

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. Bend the corner flashing tightly around the corner. Lay out your roofing underlayment over the fascia trim so that water that may form due to condensation does not collect underneath the drip edge. Install drip edge starter trim against eave fascia trim of the roof.

Always begin working at the point with the longest peak to eave distance. Step flashing step flashing redirects the water back onto the shingle. Next you are ready to install the metal roof. However the principles are the s.

You can use 1 inch nails for the installation of eave flashing. Step flashing on roof peak. Install the step flashing when the siding is installed it should be tucked behind this piece and then consecutive courses lapped over it. Before you apply the flashing you ll need to lay down a waterproof membrane.

We ve cut our z trims and before we install them we need to know where to place them on the panel. How to install roof flashing against a wall. Even if one piece of step flashing fails the flashing and shingle below it start the process over again. Take your first sheet.

The remaining siding on the sidewall will overlap the step flashing and nail. Protect the eave from ice dams and sideways rain step one in steep slope roofing is the edge flashing. Two ways to flash roof edges. Installing the gable flashing and starting with the first panel.

Installing your roofing 1. You are essentially sealing off the metal roof with this flashing and you need to make sure that is securely fastened. If you do not wish to form your own corner flashing you can buy pre bent pieces and cut them to size or use a piece of corrugated aluminum which is easier to bend.