The flashing extends onto the roof a minimum of 2 inches 4 inches is preferable in more severe climate areas.
Flashing metal roof to brick wall.
It s also important to try and blow away the metal shavings.
Roof flashing is a thin material usually galvanized steel that professional roofers use to direct water away from critical areas of the roof wherever the roof plane meets a vertical surface like a wall or a dormer.
You can hire a professional to install it against a brick wall or you can do it yourself.
Metal roof flashing is a galvanized sheet metal bent at right angles with about eight to 12 inches on each side of the angle.
The flashing extends up the wall at least 4.
In this case we ve gone against new construction.
The metal flashing is formed with a hook edge and cleated on 12 centers.
The shank of the fastener is visible.
Install base flashing under shingles or over metal roofing material.
I recommend 12 in wide step flashings bent for a 5 in.
Most simply use a nominal 6 piece of lumber.
Flashing joints are lapped 6 in the direction of water flow.
The first of three labeled not good ids the least desirable way to set flashing to a wall but it is done everywhere.
Because most roof flashing is required to extend up the wall a minimum of 4 and some a minimum of 5.
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.
Choose the appropriate flashing size.
Normally this wall would have a house wrap on it like tyvek.
Hot and cold weather will make the caulk fail when the metal buckles between nails.
If the roof runs flat up against the brick.
The narrower step flashing just isn t wide enough to protect the intersection fully.
It is simply a piece of metal liad to the wall and held in place with masonry nails and caulked.
There you have a z trim and an end wall flashing that have been joined using a stitch screw.
Roof leg and a 7 in.
Install metal counterflashing onto the face of the block extending it down to about inch above the shingles.
Continue reading below our video of the day step 1 choose what kind of metal flashing you need.
The roof flashing is then placed up behind this through the wall z bar flashing on the outside of the vertical blocking backing material.
Bigger step flashing is better.
Usually 8 inch flashing will work but any size will work well.
Flashing is installed to surround roof features such as vents chimneys and skylights.
How to install metal roof flashing against brick step 1.
