How To Install Flashing On Metal Roof

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How to install flashing on metal roof.

The edging or eave flashing consists of metal strips that are used to cover the perimeter of. I m going to take the end wall flashing put it in place and use a pencil or a sharpie to mark the tops of the ribs and the gable trim just so i know where to put those z s. Each flashing job is a little bit different and depends on the type of material that the exterior of your house is made of. This flashing is super thin and very flexible to curve around the humps in the metal roofing.

Lay out your roofing underlayment over the fascia trim so that water that may form due to condensation does not collect underneath the drip edge. Most flashing is 8 inches wide. Add the metal panels. Install drip edge starter trim against eave fascia trim of the roof.

Step 6 make a 10 degree bend on the shingle edge of the flashing approximately 1 2 inch from the edge. Installing your roofing 1. Always begin working at the point with the longest peak to eave distance. How to install a flashing on a metal roof.

While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately. Following is the proceedure for installing the dsa flashing. However the principles are the s. Take your first sheet.

4 inches should go up the house wall and 4 inches should go on top of the porch roof shingles. I prefer to use a dsa flashing also known as a dead soft aluminum flashing. Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof. We ve cut our z trims and before we install them we need to know where to place them on the panel.

Use the metal break tool to bend the flashing lengthwise in the middle according to the angle of the roof joint. The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak.