Flat Roof To Wall Connection

When your home is being re roofed there is a great opportunity to gain access to the roof to wall connection by removing roof sheathing at the eaves of the house and installing straps clips or right angle brackets to reinforce the connection between the roof structure and the walls.

Flat roof to wall connection.

Here is an attempt though maybe not a very good one to make the roof flashing serve also as a through the wall flashing with a tile roof. One possible way is to gain access through the eave area which may be exposed or through the soffit which is the flat surface at the eaves that forms a sort of ceiling where the roof overhangs the. Unfortunately these extra steps would be cost prohibitive in most cases. Retrofitting from above through the roof.

There are several ways to gain access to the roof to wall connections in masonry houses. Retrofitting roof to wall connections in masonry houses. Of course while reinforcing the roof wall connection is a step in the right direction it doesn t address the connections between the wall plate and studs or between the wall and the foundation. The flat roofing material must go up the wall a minimum of 12 or up the wall and over the top of the wall if the wall is less than 12 high.

Roof sheathing shall be attached in compliance with the florida building code florida statue 553 844 and the hurricane mitigation retrofit manual.