Roofing Up To A Wall

Must be kept up off the surface of the roof a minimum 1 some manufacturers of exterior wall coverings require a minimum of 2.

Roofing up to a wall.

Below are two photographs of roof wall step flashing completed and effective of a slate roof against a brick wall below left and in process with step flashing against a dormer sidewall before the dormer siding has been put in place below right. I recommend 12 in wide step flashings bent for a 5 in. Determining which truss or rafter is the girder may require a trip into the attic. For hip roofs the code specifies that hip and girder rafters or trusses be connected to exterior wall plates.

The girder which by definition supports the inboard end of other framing members can be anywhere from 3 to 11 feet back from the corner. What you need nail gun measuring tape roofing hatchet framing square chalkline pry bar utility knife straightedge caulking gun tin snips. Begin by removing the shingles down to the wood sheathing and slip a strip of adhesive ice and water barrier available where roofing repair products are sold under the soffit main roof joint. Proper roof wall abutment flashing examples.

Roof leg and a 7 in. Depending on how the roofs join you may have to cut a slot to work it in far enough. I made this video this morning and i hope it help explain the flashing wall detail where the siding meets the roof. Finally the housewrap can be laid up on the wall to cover the top of the kickout diverter and step flashings.

The narrower step flashing just isn t wide enough to protect the intersection fully. Bigger step flashing is better. Hand carrying obviously the cheapest but also the most physically taxing method is simply carrying the roofing materials by hand onto the roof. All exterior wall coverings whether it is wood siding vinyl siding brick or stone veneer stucco etc.

Here is an attempt though maybe not a very good one to make the roof flashing serve also as a through the wall flashing with a tile roof. A critical and often overlooked design detail is at the termination of a parapet coping at a wall. However you may soon find that the toughest part of the entire job is getting the heavy material up to the roof in the first place something that can be solved in a number of ways.