How To Install Wall Flashing On A Metal Roof

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How to install wall flashing on a metal roof.

Begin by removing the shingles at the affected area and removing old flashing if present. Each flashing job is a little bit different and depends on the type of material that the exterior of your house is made of. It s very important to make sure that you grab the z channel that s below and make sure that you re in the outside leg of the z channel. However the principles are the s.

It may seem as if a single piece of flashing would offer more protection than many pieces of step flashing. With the end wall flashing in place i use stitch screws to attach it to the z trim and to the gable trim. I m going to install one between each panel directly in the center. Use your finger or a tool to smooth the silicone around.

Use roofing nails to install the l shaped flashing flush with the roof and wall then cover it with roofing cement and reattach the roofer s felt. But it doesn t work that way. Use your feet to flatten the flashing down over the contour of the roof. Then nail the new l shaped flashing under the builder s felt but above the fascia board.

To make corner flashing take your tin snips and cut a 45 degree line from an outside corner to the center fold. This video shows how to install endwall flashing with standing seam panels. Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof but it s not the correct way. Install your underlayment completely and your shingles up to where the wall begins so that the first piece of flashing or the corner flashing will rest on a shingle.