Flashing is usually made of sheet metal and is used to seal and protect joints in a building like those where a roof meets the brick walls of a chimney from roof leaks by directing the flow of.
Roof flashing against brick wall.
Proper roof wall abutment flashing examples.
At this point in the process it usually makes sense to complete the masonry work before installing roofing and step flashing.
It is commonly used in two story and side split houses.
Metal roof flashing is a galvanized sheet metal bent at right angles with about eight to 12 inches on each side of the angle.
Counterflashing is the piece of metal that is applied to the masonry wall designed to shed water off of the wall and down onto the roof surface.
How to frame a roof against a brick wall.
When the roof of an addition garage porch or patio meets a brick wall the intersection creates a number of concerns.
Install base flashing under shingles or over metal roofing material.
I recommend 12 in wide step flashings bent for a 5 in.
Bigger step flashing is better.
Follow the photo for illustrated instructions.
This video demonstrates where flashing could be leaking from on a brick wall.
This minimizes damage to the roof and makes it easier to work with staging.
If the roof runs flat up against the brick wall you must install the roof side of the flashing either under the last layer of shingles or over the roof material if it is metal.
The narrower step flashing just isn t wide enough to protect the intersection fully.
Counterflashing also referred to as cap flashing is the first line of defense against water infiltrating your building.
Metal roof flashing can be use to seal gaps between roof walls.
These kinds of houses often have a roof that butts against a wall.
The roof framing itself in this.
Flashing on a wall above a flat roof.
Even though roof flashing is one of the most important elements of a roof not many people know how to install roof flashing against a wall properly.
To make the wall watertight make sure the housewrap overlaps all of the metal and membrane against the wall sheathing.
Roof leg and a 7 in.