Replacing Flashing Under Current Roof

The flashing is located at intersection points on your roof in spots such as peaks and valleys where water is likely to collect and pool.

Replacing flashing under current roof.

It can be made of galvanized steel copper aluminum or even vinyl you will find it under the shingles running along the peak of a roof but also around chimneys vent pipes and skylights. To prevent water from entering roof penetrations. Lift the bottom shingle and slip in the kickout flashing. It could be the drip edge or a piece of flashing running up the corner of the house.

While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately. Vertical wall flashing is installed where a roof plane meets a wall like a dormer chimney or split level roof. Install the kickout flashing. The flashing is nailed to the roof and it is critical that the nail placement is proper or it will result in leaks.

In fact after diagnosing roofing leaks for 15 years i can tell you that roofs rarely leak in the field of the shingles 90 of the time they leak where the roof stops starts or changes direction which means most of the time the problem is with a flashing. And while nobody likes having to pay to replace a roof the critical and aesthetic function it serves should help ease the pain of spending 8 000 to 20 000 on the work. Slip in the flashing. Since flashing is relatively inexpensive in the majority of cases it pays to replace it.

Nail it to the sidewall or glue it if nailing isn t possible. If this is the case gently loosen the siding around the area so you can get access to the flashing material. Kickout flashing installs just like standard step flashing except that half of the kickout flashing hangs over the edge of the roof. Adam esparza is haag certified and quickly determined that the prior repair was temporary and in order to permanently stop the leak the siding would have to.

Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof. Flashing serves a single purpose. In almost every circumstance of a roof replacement vertical wall flashing should be replaced. The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak.

The roof is arguably the most important component of your house.