Flashing is generally installed at any joints or edges in the roof where water could otherwise work its way in.
Install flashing on porch roof.
Put on a pair of leather palm gloves to avoid injuries from the sharp edges of the metal flashing.
Ensure it sits flat and extends at least 8 inches above the shingles.
If you already have faulty flashing installed you.
In order to properly install new flashing you ll have to remove the shingles surrounding your old flashing and then re lay them after installation.
Now notch the first step flashing so that it.
Install the flashing place the flashing between the joint of the house and the roof.
Measure the length of the porch roof joint to determine how much flashing you will need.
Hammer one nail to the.
Bend it back so that it overlaps the corner flashing.
Prepare the area where you will install the roof flashing.
Lay the cut flashing down at the corner.
How to install step flashing with a wall corner step three.
Flash the corner first if applicable.
Nail it in place with two nails one.
Once the shingles have been installed lay the base flashing around the base of the chimney approximately 4 past each end.
The flashing on the wall should be flush against it and the porch roof portion should be on top of the shingles.
Then set the piece down.
Cut an angle with tin snips on one side of the flashing piece from an end.
How to flash a porch addition 1.
Typically flashing is installed using roofing nails and roofing cement.
Step flashing for chimneys.
