Side Wall Flashing Metal Roof

How to install sidewall trim.

Side wall flashing metal roof.

In this video mark walks you through the installation of sidewall flashing and the details as it applies to the drip edge and when you come to a corner. This is the sidewall flashing from american building components. The flashing needs to be installed before installing the roof shingles. Now we can put our sidewall trim up make our marks for cutting and folding and install it.

It s 10 feet long. The flashing extends up the wall at least 4 the flashing extends onto the roof a minimum of 2 inches 4 inches is preferable in more severe climate areas. It s a standard l trim and we use this trim most often in a concealed or hidden fastener application. Sidewall flashing is applied when the side of the roof butts up against an adjacent wall.

The universal sidewall trim combined with sealant provides a watertight seal for your roof system. Striations and bends on the flashing provide strength and match the lines of your other edge trims. The wall side of the flashing can either be covered over with siding or sealed with caulk. Since most ordinary homeowners do not have all the necessary know how or significant knowledge of basic roofing principles along with experience of working on an actual roof all day in the sun with the sweat pouring down the face as you work on flashing all the dormers chimneys and roof vents or shingling away for hours on end and doing it right taking on the installation of a metal roof.

To read pdf files you need the adobe acrobat reader 6 0 or higher. In order to do that we re going to use the end wall flashing as a guide. Butyl tape should be applied where the foot of the flashing attaches to the roof. Universal sidewall trim is designed to flash from your metal roof panels to a vertical wall such as a chimney.

We install them we need to know where to place them on the panel. I m going to take the end wall flashing put it in place and use a pencil or a sharpie to mark the tops of the ribs and the gable trim just. The universal sidewall trim combined with sealant provides a watertight seal for your roof system. Sidewall flashing is to be used where flashing is needed to go behind the wall steel and on top of the roof steel.

Universal sidewall trim is designed to flash from your metal roof panels to a vertical wall such as a chimney. Striations and bends on the flashing provide strength and match the lines of your other edge trims.