How To Put Flashing On A Roof Edge

Step flashing on roof peak.

How to put flashing on a roof edge.

Select enough lengths of. Installing drip edge on your roof. 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. Install the step flashing when the siding is installed it should be tucked behind this piece and then consecutive courses lapped over it.

Regardless of how you layer the drip edge and roofing underlayment drip edge needs to be nailed into sheathing using standard roofing nails. After you ve correctly installed the valley flashing you can install the drip edge which is corner shaped and will be attached with nails along the edge of the roof. Install the drip edge by fitting it on the roof eave pushing it tightly against the edge of the plywood and. Along the rake edges of a roof install underlayment before applying drip edge.

Details roofing wrb flashing. Bend the corner flashing tightly around the corner. In today s video we go over the basic techniques to installing drip edge and rake edge on your roof. Underlayment along the eaves will overlap the top of the drip edge.

One common method is to lay the edge metal under the eaves membrane and over the rake. Flashing directs water away from penetrations in the exterior of the house. The drip edge should be nailed beneath the builder s felt but over the fascia board. Two ways to flash roof edges.

Tools supplies tin sn. Flashing for the roof s bottom edge is known as gutter apron and flashing for the sloped edges of the. With without rain gutters. Cover the nail heads with roofing cement and stick the felt down.

Please like and subscribe for more instructional videos. The remaining siding on the sidewall will overlap the step flashing and nail. This is important to protect damage to your fascia soffits rafters. Roof shingle over step flashing.

Measure the length of the eave you need to cover with drip edge using a tape measure.