Install the kickout flashing.
Step flashing under siding.
The patented hdpe flashing is flexible integrating under siding and shingles as well as against chimneys and dormers.
I replaced it the same day with a new piece.
Before running the first row of shingles install a piece of step flashing along the sidewall so that it sits tightly against the roof.
Make sure that you leave a quarter of an inch gap between cement board or wood siding and step flashing.
Step flashings are to be installed one per course.
You have to now install wall siding on the wall down towards flashing.
Alternatively use j channel nails for vinyl.
Nustep set out to design and engineer a step flashing that is easy to work with and brings efficiency to the job site.
Nail the metal siding onto flashing by following siding manufacturer directions for material installation.
The bottom edge of the flashing should extend just below the nail line.
Step flashing can be made with aluminum copper lead galvanized steel or stainless steel but most commonly it is aluminum or copper.
Click to enlarge make sure the sheathing wrap overlaps all step flashings.
Where a slope roof meets a sidewall slip the upper legs of the step flashing under the sheathing wrap see illustration.
Small l shape flashing pieces must be woven into the.
Align the step flashing with the leading edge of the starter course and nail it in place using one nail in the upper corner.
When retrofitting step flashing you will need to slide the step flashing up and under the existing shingles.
The lightweight non corrosive pliable product is safer on and off the roof reducing on the job hazards.
The solution to rotting sidewalls is a small piece of bent metal called a kickout flashing at roofing suppliers which simply directs all that water away from the wall.
On a wall to be covered with wood cement board vinyl or metal.
The vertical flange of the flashing is to extend up behind the adjoining siding.
All flashings must integrate with adjacent materials so water always flows to the exterior following the shingle principle.
Roof leak flashing vinyl siding shingle.
Install a piece of step flashing over each shingle in a weave fashion.
Each piece of step flashing laps over the shingle below and under the shingle above.
Flashing is a strip of metal usually aluminum about 8 inches long and bent at 90 degrees with each side at least 5 inches wide.
