Apply a thin bead of silicone around the opening of the vent pipe area and lay the membrane in place.
How to add flashing to the side of roof.
Ensure it sits flat and extends at least 8 inches above the shingles.
The angle cut will be totally dependent on the pitch of the roof and will vary accordingly.
Next place your vent flashing on top of the membrane.
Bent into an l shape.
Lift the bottom shingle and slip in the kickout flashing.
This flashing is typically field fabricated from a sheet of 26 ga.
Bend it back so that it.
Step flashing is used to provide a water tight connection where roofing adjoins a vertical juncture.
Cut an angle with tin snips on one side of the flashing piece from an end corner to the bend.
Bend the corner flashing tightly around the corner.
But it doesn t work that way.
Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof but it s not the correct way.
Then nail the new l shaped flashing under the builder s felt but above the fascia board.
It may seem as if a single piece of flashing would offer more protection than many pieces of step flashing.
Cover with cap flashing.
It overlaps the roofing material on the downhill side resulting an an exposed flashing.
Once even a small section of roofing cement fails you ll have a leak.
Nail it in.
Cut some membrane material to seal between the vent flashing and the roof and cut an opening for the vent.
Nail it to the sidewall or glue it if nailing isn t possible.
How to install step flashing with a wall corner.
If the kick out and step flashing can t tuck behind the siding screw on cap flashing to cover it then caulk along the top.
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Begin by removing the shingles at the affected area and removing old flashing if present.
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.
Take a second piece of flashing and set it down in place.
Slip in the flashing.
For roof vents flashing basically slides below the shingles.
Roof valleys are one of the most vulnerable areas that are prone to water.
