Flashing Metal Roof To Brick Wall

You can hire a professional to install it against a brick wall or you can do it yourself.

Flashing metal roof to brick wall.

Flashing joints are lapped 6 in the direction of water flow. The masons should add a bond break layer to keep mortar droppings from creating dams behind the brick. Finally the housewrap can be laid up on the wall to cover the top of the kickout diverter and step flashings. Usually 8 inch flashing will work but any size will work well.

The narrower step flashing just isn t wide enough to protect the intersection fully. Roof flashing is a thin material usually galvanized steel that professional roofers use to direct water away from critical areas of the roof wherever the roof plane meets a vertical surface like a wall or a dormer. I recommend 12 in wide step flashings bent for a 5 in. If the roof runs flat up against the brick.

The flashing extends onto the roof a minimum of 2 inches 4 inches is preferable in more severe climate areas. Most simply use a nominal 6 piece of lumber. Choose the appropriate flashing size. How to install metal roof flashing against brick step 1.

Continue reading below our video of the day step 1 choose what kind of metal flashing you need. The first of three labeled not good ids the least desirable way to set flashing to a wall but it is done everywhere. It s also important to try and blow away the metal shavings. It is simply a piece of metal liad to the wall and held in place with masonry nails and caulked.

The shank of the fastener is visible. Flashing is installed to surround roof features such as vents chimneys and skylights. Roof leg and a 7 in. Metal roof flashing is a galvanized sheet metal bent at right angles with about eight to 12 inches on each side of the angle.

Normally this wall would have a house wrap on it like tyvek. Hot and cold weather will make the caulk fail when the metal buckles between nails. In this case we ve gone against new construction. Once the roofing and step flashing are in place complete the counterflashing at the masonry as follows.

Install base flashing under shingles or over metal roofing material. The metal flashing is formed with a hook edge and cleated on 12 centers. Install metal counterflashing onto the face of the block extending it down to about inch above the shingles. Bigger step flashing is better.

The roof flashing is then placed up behind this through the wall z bar flashing on the outside of the vertical blocking backing material. 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.