Finally the housewrap can be laid up on the wall to cover the top of the kickout diverter and step flashings.
Roofing up to a wall.
The narrower step flashing just isn t wide enough to protect the intersection fully.
I made this video this morning and i hope it help explain the flashing wall detail where the siding meets the roof.
Roof leg and a 7 in.
I recommend 12 in wide step flashings bent for a 5 in.
For hip roofs the code specifies that hip and girder rafters or trusses be connected to exterior wall plates.
Depending on how the roofs join you may have to cut a slot to work it in far enough.
Must be kept up off the surface of the roof a minimum 1 some manufacturers of exterior wall coverings require a minimum of 2.
Hand carrying obviously the cheapest but also the most physically taxing method is simply carrying the roofing materials by hand onto the roof.
The girder which by definition supports the inboard end of other framing members can be anywhere from 3 to 11 feet back from the corner.
The omittance of the termination metal leaves an opening at the top of the coping and allows for moisture infiltration at the space between the parapet.
Below are two photographs of roof wall step flashing completed and effective of a slate roof against a brick wall below left and in process with step flashing against a dormer sidewall before the dormer siding has been put in place below right.
The most common mistake at this intersection is to allow the metal coping to but up to the wall without the application of termination metal.
Bigger step flashing is better.
Determining which truss or rafter is the girder may require a trip into the attic.
Begin by removing the shingles down to the wood sheathing and slip a strip of adhesive ice and water barrier available where roofing repair products are sold under the soffit main roof joint.
Proper roof wall abutment flashing examples.
However you may soon find that the toughest part of the entire job is getting the heavy material up to the roof in the first place something that can be solved in a number of ways.
All exterior wall coverings whether it is wood siding vinyl siding brick or stone veneer stucco etc.
The flat roofing material must go up the wall a minimum of 12 or up the wall and over the top of the wall if the wall is less than 12 high.
