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.
Roof flashing details.
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At the end of the vertical sidewall the step flashing shall be turned out in a manner that directs water away from the wall and onto the roof and or gutter while this is a nice diagram of how these flashings work don t forget our 5 th design rule.
The kick out flashing directs water away from the adjoining wall and ensures that the step flashing is not concentrating water on the surface of that wall.
The flashing shall be a minimum of 4 inches 102 mm high and 4 inches 102 mm wide.
The base flashing extends onto the roof a minimum of 4 and is soldered to the ventilator.
A critical component of step flashings along the run of the roof slope is a kick out flashing.
Flashing is installed to surround roof features such as vents chimneys and skylights.
Edge flashing and starter strip.
Clamping ring drain strainer drain bowl deck clamp tapered insulation fields roof membrane sheets metal flashing m60 rubrpoly flashing sheets all under clamping ring roof deck thermal insulation coverboard insulation a 30 sq min 1 5 lb to 4 lb lead or 16 oz copper flashing adhered onto finished roof with m300 rubrmastic.
Roofs peel off from the edges so it is critical to hold them tight with the roof deck sealed on the outside we turn to flashing the edges with metal and membranes metal drip edge flashing.
Details roofing wrb flashing.
Large flashings are formed with a hook edge on the top and sides and cleated to the sheathing at 12 o c.