How To Seal Roof To Wall

Proper roof wall abutment flashing examples.

How to seal roof to wall.

The most common roof to wall intersections involve either a gable roof with its ridge running perpendicular to the wall or a shed roof that slopes downward away from the wall. Before attempting to get to the roof you must make sure that the ladder is secure. It comes in 10 foot lengths or for step flashing 6 inch lengths. Providing the shed roof is at a steep enough angle to ensure the rain is not blown up the shed roof and over the top into the gap along the wall then the traditional lead flashing where the lead is let into the wall along a mortar line will do the trick.

Climbing a ladder and walking on the roof should only be done in shoes that will provide a great deal of. 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. Metal roof flashing is a galvanized sheet metal that is bent at a 90 degree angle about 8 to 12 inches on each side of the angle. To seal your roof flashing you first have to get on the roof.

Yes even flat roof to wall intersections are not being properly done. It is used to seal the gap between walls and intersecting roofs.