How To Flash A Metal Roof

Protect the eave from ice dams and sideways rain step one in steep slope roofing is the edge flashing.

How to flash a metal roof.

Apply butyl tape sealant to the bottom of an offset cleat and install the cleat six inches above the chimney base. Pan flashing should extend at least 12 inches up the roof plane. In this video i cover installing a roof boot for a vent pipe in a metal roof. We will be depending.

Screw the pan flashing to the roof with gasket screws. The metal i m using is called crinkle black i purchased all my materials at h. Bend the corner flashing tightly around the corner. Choose the appropriate flashing size.

If the roof runs flat up against the brick. 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. Since most ordinary homeowners do not have all the necessary know how or significant knowledge of basic roofing principles along with experience of working on an actual roof all day in the sun with the sweat pouring down the face as you work on flashing all the dormers chimneys and roof vents or shingling away for hours on end and doing it right taking on the installation of a metal roof. With the end wall flashing in place i use stitch screws to attach it to the z trim and to the gable trim.

I m going to install one between each panel directly in the center. Usually 8 inch flashing will work but any size will work well. Step flashing on roof peak. Two ways to flash roof edges.

Roof shingle over step flashing. Install base flashing under shingles or over metal roofing material. It turned out really beautiful but the flashing isn t done correctly. One common method is to lay the edge metal under the eaves membrane and over the rake.

Rivet the pan flashing to the sidewall flashing. This build is a porch addition on an existing metal building home.