Try to keep the nails as flush as possible to the edges.
Porch roof to wall flashing.
Metal flashing is very effective and when properly installed can help accommodate roof chimney wall or structural movements due to settling expansion and contraction.
Roll flashing to help prevent leaks corrosion resistant metal flashing is typically applied.
Nail the flashing securely in place using roofing nails.
To install the roof wall flashing above the builder bent the top edge of the flashing into a 90 degree lip about 2 cm in width.
The flashing on the wall should be flush against it and the porch roof portion should be on top of the shingles.
It is at the back of the porch roof where the roof meets the house siding.
If you already have faulty flashing installed you.
If you nail on the inside it will damage the flashing and make it less effective.
Click to enlarge make sure the sheathing wrap overlaps all step flashings.
Today the flashing is on top of the siding.
Step flashing all flashings must integrate with adjacent materials so water always flows to the exterior following the shingle principle.
Traditionally the flashing was installed and hidden under the siding.
Lay the cut flashing down at the corner over a shingle that is already in place.
Also seen on slate roofs or a tiled roof where it meets a wall like a porch as well as conservatory roofs car porches and lean to s around bay windows this list really does go on and on apron flashings if you are new to roofing or fitting roof flashings this really is a bread and butter place to start master this and the slightly more difficult flashings like step flashings will seem a lot easier.
Flashing is installed to surround roof features such as vents chimneys and skylights.
Prepare the area where you will install the roof flashing.
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.
The corner cut should be facing upwards.
How to install porch roof flashing step 1.
Gently hammer the 45 degree cut around the corner of the porch roof seam.
Where a slope roof meets a sidewall slip the upper legs of the step flashing under the sheathing wrap see illustration.
There is another place that roof flashing has now invaded.
