Side Wall Flashing Metal Roof
How to install sidewall trim.
Side wall flashing metal roof. The universal sidewall trim combined with sealant provides a watertight seal for your roof system. We install them we need to know where to place them on the panel. This is the sidewall flashing from american building components. Universal sidewall trim is designed to flash from your metal roof panels to a vertical wall such as a chimney.
Universal sidewall trim is designed to flash from your metal roof panels to a vertical wall such as a chimney. It s a standard l trim and we use this trim most often in a concealed or hidden fastener application. In this video mark walks you through the installation of sidewall flashing and the details as it applies to the drip edge and when you come to a corner. Now we can put our sidewall trim up make our marks for cutting and folding and install it.
Sidewall flashing is applied when the side of the roof butts up against an adjacent wall. I m going to take the end wall flashing put it in place and use a pencil or a sharpie to mark the tops of the ribs and the gable trim just. Installing the sidewall flashing. 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.
The flashing extends up the wall at least 4 the flashing extends onto the roof a minimum of 2 inches 4 inches is preferable in more severe climate areas. The flashing needs to be installed before installing the roof shingles. To read pdf files you need the adobe acrobat reader 6 0 or higher. Butyl tape should be applied where the foot of the flashing attaches to the roof.
Striations and bends on the flashing provide strength and match the lines of your other edge trims. In order to do that we re going to use the end wall flashing as a guide. How to install valley panel. The metal flashing is formed with a hook edge and cleated on 12 centers.
The universal sidewall trim combined with sealant provides a watertight seal for your roof system. Striations and bends on the flashing provide strength and match the lines of your other edge trims.