Do not nail the flashing to the wall.
How to install continuous roof flashing.
To install continuous flashing embed it into roof cement and nail it to the last course of shingles nailed to the deck.
Long pieces of continuous flashing will have trouble flexing as the home expands and contracts in the changing seasons.
How to install roof flashing against a wall.
Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof but it s not the correct way.
Each flashing job is a little bit different and depends on the type of material that the exterior of your house is made of.
Continuous flashing is also called apron flashing because it acts a lot like an apron.
Step flashing step flashing redirects the water back onto the shingle.
However the principles are the s.
In the code s eye view section of jlc code specialist glenn mathewson took a look at a 2012 irc provision that allows the use of continuous flashing at roofing to sidewall intersections as an alternative to traditional step flashing.
If the siding is already instead you will need to pry it up to slip the flashing under it.
Instead install the flashing before the siding bricks or stucco.
Installing continuous flashing because continuous flashing is less robust than step flashing mike backs it up with 12 inch flashing tape.
Step flashing for chimneys once the shingles have been installed lay the base flashing around the base of the chimney approximately 4 past each end.
Installing your roof flashing is going to be slightly different depending on the specific type that you re installing.
The provision is short on installation details and requirements so we asked mike guertin who leads the roofing demonstrations for jlc live to give us his.
