Install kick out flashing kick out flashing prevents water from running down a roof and ending up behind the siding on an adjacent wall.
Installing kick out flashing into vinyl siding.
Posted march 4 2017 filed under roof installation roof repair maintenance.
Install the kickout flashing underneath the first shingle photo 1.
Leave a 1 4 inch gap between the step flashing and wood siding or cement board.
Install siding on the walls down to the flashing.
A common problem area is the point where a gutter dies into an adjoining wall as the photo below illustrates.
Leave the kick out flashing loose and slide the first panel behind the flashing.
Next comes another layer of building wrap installed like the first layer.
If the shingle already has flashing on it the kickout flashing has to slip beneath it and you ll have to loosen or remove siding to do this.
Install the trim just under the drip cap.
43 is an additional flashing strip that extends beyond the edge of the fascia that is required in some cold climate localities.
Nail j channel for vinyl or metal siding onto the flashing.
Step flashing is used to provide a water tight connection where roofing adjoins a vertical juncture.
This flashing is typically field fabricated from a sheet of 26 ga.
It can be a pain to side around it but you will fail your inspection if the inspector doesn t see it on your job.
Galvanized sheet metal bent at a 90 degree angle i e.
Unless you re careful step flashing can allow water from the roof to slip behind the gutter and get behind the siding and even the housewrap.
The exterior of a house presents plenty of opportunity for leaks.
Apply a bead of caulk to the felt and set the window in the caulk.
Without a kickout water will eventually get behind the siding and into the wall where it will wreak havoc for years before you notice any signs of a leak.
A key part of my approach is using a special piece of flashing at this.
Bent into an l shape.
Cut a small piece of siding that will be placed on top of the previous piece of siding and sits in the roof j channel.