Two ways to flash roof edges.
Installing lead flashing on a roof.
The most common method of fixing lead flashings is to make a lead bung also known as a lead chock.
If you do not wish to form your own corner flashing you can buy pre bent pieces and cut them to size or use a piece of corrugated aluminum which is easier to bend.
Details concrete masonry roofing wrb flashing.
How to fix lead flashings.
Having taken the measurements on the roof of the required folds in the lead to fit the job being done using a length of timber mark out the lead along the width of the roll to fold it.
4 inches should go up the house wall and 4 inches should go on top of the porch roof shingles.
Most flashing is 8 inches wide.
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.
Roof shingle over step flashing.
Step 6 make a 10 degree bend on the shingle edge of the flashing approximately 1 2 inch from the edge.
Protect the eave from ice dams and sideways rain step one in steep slope roofing is the edge flashing.
This is made by rolling up a 25mm or less strip of lead into an oval shape just wider than the mortar chase you are fixing and then driving it below the surface of the bricks to form a wedge.
Do this for all 1 5mtr lengths.
Roof flashing shall be not less than no.
If the flashing is loose cracked or worn it can lead to leaks and cause damage to your roof and home in los angeles ca.
Step flashing on roof peak.
Dress the lead to the required angle with a lead beater.
Bend the corner flashing tightly around the corner.
Typically flashing is installed using roofing nails and roofing cement.
Cut lead sheets to the regulation required length of 1 5mtr on the ground.
One common method is to lay the edge metal under the eaves membrane and over the rake.
26 gage 0 019 inches 0 5 mm corrosion resistant sheet metal and shall extend 10 inches 254 mm from the centerline each way for roofs having slopes less than 12 units vertical in 12 units horizontal 100 percent slope and 7 inches 178 mm from the centerline each way for slopes of 12 units.
