How To Seal Roof To Wall

Below are two photographs of roof wall step flashing completed and effective of a slate roof against a brick wall below left and in process with step flashing against a dormer sidewall before the dormer siding has been put in place below right.

How to seal roof to wall.

Providing the shed roof is at a steep enough angle to ensure the rain is not blown up the shed roof and over the top into the gap along the wall then the traditional lead flashing where the lead is let into the wall along a mortar line will do the trick. The flat roofing material must go up the wall a minimum of 12 or up the wall and over the top of the wall if the wall is less than 12 high. Yes even flat roof to wall intersections are not being properly done. Metal roof flashing is a galvanized sheet metal that is bent at a 90 degree angle about 8 to 12 inches on each side of the angle.

Proper roof wall abutment flashing examples. Before attempting to get to the roof you must make sure that the ladder is secure. Here is an attempt though maybe not a very good one to make the roof flashing serve also as a through the wall flashing with a. Climbing a ladder and walking on the roof should only be done in shoes that will provide a great deal of.

To seal your roof flashing you first have to get on the roof. In order to do so safely you will need an extension ladder and rubber soled non slip shoes.