Metal Roof Porch Flashing

Most flashing is 8 inches wide.

Metal roof porch flashing.

Because of their versatility. Use the metal break tool to bend the flashing lengthwise in the middle according to the angle of the roof joint. On new roofs they are installing a piece of roof flashing under the edge of the roof that is bent down and covers part of the fascia. Flashing is generally 8 inches wide with 4 inches going on the wall of the house and 4 inches going on the top of the roof shingles.

Use a metal break tool to bend the flashing according to the angle of the roof joint. With other trim colors the flashing looks very bad unless you paint it to match. A symmetrical 90 degree right angle flashing but can be made to suit your roof slope plastisol coated from 8 50 per 3m length for standard sizes bespoke sizes and extra charges depending on the size of the flashing. Roof flashing is brown or white and does not present a problem if it matches the trim color.

Each flashing job is a little bit different and depends on the type of material that the exterior of your house is made of. It s very important to make sure that you grab the z channel that s below and make sure that you re in the outside leg of the z channel. However the principles are the s. Step flashing uses rectangles of metal usually pre bent steel or easily manipulated aluminum that effectively seals the gap between the porch addition and the house side.

With the end wall flashing in place i use stitch screws to attach it to the z trim and to the gable trim. As mentioned above apron flashing or cover flashing are probably the most common type of roof flashings in the u k. Often seen on the front and back of a chimney abutting brickwork on flat roofs or where a roof meets the brickwork of a house or outbuilding. I m going to install one between each panel directly in the center.

You need to make a bend of 10 degrees one half inch from the edge.