Flashing Metal Roofing Dormer

Drip edge metal valley flashing dormer chimney and kick out flashing shed water away from the connections between roofs walls chimneys and other building assemblies this collection of 18 articles animations and videos identifies the critical roof flashing areas illustrates durable roof flashing details and shows how to flash roofs.

Flashing metal roofing dormer.

This adjustable rubber pipe flashing for metal roofing this adjustable rubber pipe flashing for metal roofing accommodates roof penetrations from 1 4 in. Dormer flashing is installed under the siding and on top of the roof steel at the bottom of a dormer or endwall. Install metal flashing at every dormer roof to main roof connection. The next shingle extends below the previous step flashing.

Again fasten only to the roof with a nail through the flashing and the shingle. You can bed it in roofing cement. Up to 5 3 4 in. 10 galvanized dormer flashing.

6 at the top roll the roof underlayment up onto the soffit and use peel and stick to seal the roof soffit connection. While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately. This flashing protects your roof from water damage. And so on continuing up the side of the dormer.

At the top fold a closure flashing with a piece of sheet metal that can tuck into the crotch where roof meets soffit. Place this in the valley on each side of a gable roof one edge laid on the gable roof with the other side nailed flat on. To read pdf files you need the adobe acrobat reader 6 0 or higher. The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak.

On this dormer i used commonly available painted aluminum coil stock for flashing. Flashing provides the extra protection these spots need. The soft aluminum base conforms to most metal roof panels. Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof.

Because this type of metal flashing can t be soldered making a leak proof joint where the flashing turns the corner at the bottom of the dormer called for special attention but i have a detail that handled the situation nicely. And the next step flashing goes on top aligned above the next shingle. These problem areas include the edges of skylights and chimneys soil stacks vent fans and roof valleys as well as the intersection of the roof deck and dormer walls. Cover the membrane with a metal closure flashing.