Roof Wall Flashing Inspection

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.

Roof wall flashing inspection.

At wall flashing details. This flashing provides protection for pipes cables conduits and wires. This illustration shows proper flashing at a headwall condition. This is worst when there is a door or a window below and water can seep behind the trim.

While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately. Without it roof runoff flows down the wall and possibly into the wall. Up to 5 3 4 in. There have always been problems with the flashing details at head walls rake walls and chimneys especially if stucco brick or stone veneer is used.

The installation of roofing underlayment is permitted to protect the sheathing from the weather. Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof. Most offer free hail damage inspections. All exterior wall coverings whether it is wood siding vinyl siding brick or stone veneer stucco etc.

Proper roof wall flashing example. The sketch shown here courtesy of steve bliss and j wiley sons is discussed in detail. This adjustable rubber pipe flashing for metal roofing this adjustable rubber pipe flashing for metal roofing accommodates roof penetrations from 1 4 in. Roof deck tie 106.

The soft aluminum base conforms to most metal roof panels. To install the roof wall flashing above the builder bent the top edge of the flashing into a 90 degree lip about 2 cm in width. A headwall is a level junction where a roof meets a wall. Brick flashing 127.

That lip is then set into a reglet or groove in this case cut into the mortar joint of the brick wall above. Where we provide more details about the right way to install flashing at the roof to wall intersection. Kick out flashing is critical where a roof edge meets a sidewall. Roof coverings have been installed.

Headwall flashing should extend up behind the exterior wall covering and down over the roof covering material as you see here. The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak. Flashing at the base of frame walls is inspected before covering with brick veneer. So if you suspect hail damage get an inspection from a roofing contractor.

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 tile roof. Structural elements of the building must be left exposed for this inspection. Must be kept up off the surface of the roof a minimum 1 some manufacturers of exterior wall coverings require.