Drip edges are strips of flashing material that run along roof eaves and rakes to prevent water from seeping under the finished roof along its edges.
Flashing roof to rake wall.
Below are guidelines for flashing the wall before installing any type of sloped roofing material at eave to rake wall intersections.
7 2 and 7 3 for rake and eave details.
Roof to wall flashing.
Its end needs to be cut angled and folded to fit the roof side and meet the end wall and eave.
Finally the housewrap can be laid up on the wall to cover the top of the kickout diverter and step flashings.
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See fact sheet nos.
Roof leg and a 7 in.
There have always been problems with the flashing details at head walls rake walls and chimneys especially if stucco brick or stone veneer is used.
Bigger step flashing is better.
However the problems in this area can be greatly reduced if some guidelines are followed.
All exterior wall coverings whether it is wood siding vinyl siding brick or stone veneer stucco etc.
The majority of roof leaks occur in locations where the plane of the roof is interrupted by a ridge another roof intersecting at an angle a wall or penetration.
The narrower step flashing just isn t wide enough to protect the intersection fully.
One common method is to lay the edge metal under the eaves membrane and over the rake.
Must be kept up off the surface of the roof a minimum 1 some manufacturers of exterior wall coverings require.
One of the most troublesome areas of the roof is the eave to rake wall flashing intersection.
I recommend 12 in wide step flashings bent for a 5 in.
Rake trim is placed along the roofline where the line meets the gable.
Eave to rake wall flashing.
To emphasize the importance of proper roof and deck flashing and to provide typical and enhanced flashing techniques for coastal homes.
