Install Metal Roof Flashing Against Brick
Most flashing is 8 inches wide.
Install metal roof flashing against brick. Step 3 flashing angled roofs with the step method. Usually 8 inch flashing will work but any size will work well. The second is good the flashing is turned into a deep cut mortar joint about 1 and nails are placed so the head of the nail laps over the bend edge about 3 4 to hold the flashing in place. If the roof runs flat up against the brick.
Installing the z trim. In those instances the best thing to do is remove the siding and run the flashing up against the wall and replace the siding so that you have a watertight finish. Metal roof flashing is a galvanised sheet metal that is bent at a 90 degree angle about 8 to 12 inches on each side of the angle. 4 inches should go up the house wall and 4 inches should go on top of the porch roof shingles.
Install metal counterflashing onto the face of the block extending it down to about inch above the shingles. Once the roofing and step flashing are in place complete the counterflashing at the masonry as follows. Hook a hem at the top into the hem in the edge of the pan flashing inset. Most important make sure weep vents are included in the mortar at each pan without a way for water to escape all the fancy flashing is for nothing.
How to install metal roof flashing against brick step 1. With the rigidity created by the bent corner and the nail not penetrating the flashing the metal can move more freely when the temps change. Each flashing job is a little bit different and depends on the type of material that the exterior of your house is made of. 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.
Oftentimes if you re installing in a re roofing situation you re going to be coming up against vinyl siding brick wood. 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. You have to install the roof side of the flashing either under the last layer of shingles or over the roof materials if the roof runs flat up against a brick wall. Choose the appropriate flashing size.
In order to do that we re going to use the end wall flashing as a guide. Install base flashing under shingles or over metal roofing material. Use the metal break tool to bend the flashing lengthwise in the middle according to the angle of the roof joint. However the principles are the s.
This can be under shingles or over metal roofing material.