How To Install Step Flashing Under Siding

Fasten that shingle with two galvanized nails at the.

How to install step flashing under siding. Take the first flashing piece at roof bottom and slice it at around 4 inches with tin snips. Slice along the bend line about 4 inches into the first piece of flashing at the bottom of the roof with tin snips. How to install step flashing under siding 1. Bent into an l shape.

Lay shingles over step flashing from the roof edge. Galvanized sheet metal bent at a 90 degree angle i e. Nail flashing to roof deck only. When reaching the.

Cover tops of step. But it doesn t work that way. Here s how to do it right the first time. Lay a shingle over the step flashing starting at the roof edge.

Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof but it s not the correct way. Posted march 4 2017 filed under roof installation roof repair maintenance. How to install step flashing step 1. Longer than the shingle s exposure.

Align the step flashing with the leading edge of the starter course and nail it in place using one nail in the upper corner. Step flashing is used to provide a water tight connection where roofing adjoins a vertical juncture. Shingles need to be fastened with nails in the top area and. Cut a piece.

Cut step flashing pieces to be 10 in. Install the step flashing before running the first row of shingles install a piece of step flashing along the sidewall so that it sits tightly against the roof. Nail through flashing into shingle do not extend flashing above top of shingle and. Wide and 2 in.