Install Flat Roof Flashing

Place the flashing where you determined and hammer it in place using roofing nails until the head of the nail is flush with the roof.

Install flat roof flashing.

Step 6 make a 10 degree bend on the shingle edge of the flashing approximately 1 2 inch from the edge. Ideally this should be 150mm or a minimum of 75mm again common sense and exposure applies. Roof shingle over step flashing. For a flat or nearly flat roof use double coverage although a torch down modified bitumen or epdm roof is a better solution.

Working with a helper expect to spend half a day installing flashings and roll roofing for a 700 square foot roof with modest complications. Typically flashing is installed using roofing nails and roofing cement. Lead flashing maximum length. Flashing on a wall above a flat roof.

Most flashing is 8 inches wide. This video demonstrates where flashing could be leaking from on a brick wall. Once you know where the flat roof flashing goes and you have trimmed it the easy part is installing it. Bend the corner flashing tightly around the corner.

Flashing is generally installed at any joints or edges in the roof where water could otherwise work its way in. In order to properly install new flashing you ll have to remove the shingles surrounding your old flashing and then re lay them after installation. Prepare the roof by tearing off the old shingles or by preparing for a reroof. Use the metal break tool to bend the flashing lengthwise in the middle according to the angle of the roof joint.

L shaped flashing is a versatile general use flashing used where a uniform or strengthened finish is needed on a 90 surface. Step flashing on roof peak. If you do not wish to form your own corner flashing you can buy pre bent pieces and cut them to size or use a piece of corrugated aluminum which is easier to bend. The gibraltar building products l flashing protects your home the gibraltar building products l flashing protects your home from moisture infiltration where your wall meets your roof.