Roof Flashing Under Shingles

Remove the metal flashing.

Roof flashing under shingles.

Snap a chalk line between the two transition marks on the shingle roof. Have to pull some nails if the shingles are existing. Step flashing protects the gap where roofs meet walls by weaving into the roof shingles. The correct way to flash at the shingles in the area you indicated is using step flashing.

This drip edge flashing provides protection from water damage along the eaves and rake of a roof. On roof penetrations the shingles go over the flashing on the upslope side and under the flashing downslope. Do a google and. The existing flashing is sheet lead and dates to 1910.

Begin by removing the shingles using a roofing shovel. Chimneys skylights and roof wall junction flashing get more complicated. Unfortunately it has deteriorated and needs to be replaced. Recaulk the joints between the roof and the flashing.

Gibraltar drip edge flashing can be used with asphalt shingles or metal roofing panels. Hold the end of a chalk line at one of the outermost top corners of the carport roof frame. Next remove old shingles and flashing. The extra kick at the bottom of the face directs run off away from the structure.

While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals. Step flashing is made up of each piece is slid under a shingle tab going up the roof. The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off. With that type of flat edge flashing the shingles should have overlapped 2 additional courses until they reached the lower edge of the flashing or at least past the penetration of the roof sheathing.

How to join a metal carport roof to a shingle roof. To do this you will also have to remove several rows of shingles as well as the old flashing. On rake edge flashing the shingles go over the flashing and the underlayment goes under the flashing. Also the flashing runs along the main part of the edge and extends about a 1.

This is what i like to see for square flashing there is a better circular flashing ecrofutt erby crofutt june 17 2009 1 55pm 7. Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof. It s much easier to reseal the flashing than it is to patch a water stained wall or ceiling. Bring a trash can up on the roof so you have a place to throw old shingles and flashing.

Then replace and fasten the flashing and reinstall the shingles with the proper overlapping procedure. Badly corroded flashing will need to be replaced. At the bottom of the roof water needs to be directed. Rain should run off the roof and into the gutter.

The problem is that the old flashing is nailed to the roof under the shingles. String the line along the top of the frame until.