No Flashing At Wall To Roof Connection

Install roofing shingles and building wrap over flashing.

No flashing at wall to roof connection.

Damaged or improperly installed roof flashing especially around the chimney or dormer is one of the most common causes of roof leaks. There sometimes is a problem with movement differences of the wall and the roof decking when the flashing is fastened to both the wall and the roof. It should tuck under the sheathing wrap above and over the flashing below. Roof to wall and deck to wall flashing www fema gov technical fact sheet no.

If installing a metal and rubber membrane roof install continuous flashing instead of step flashing. Install roof felt prior to step and kick out flashing. Proper roof wall flashing example. Above the roof sheathing.

I use a wide piece of flexible flashing tape to protect the area between the subfascia and the wall. Flexible flashing tape seals the eave to the wall. Once the flexible flashing is set i apply a piece of housewrap along the wall where the fascia meets it. That lip is then set into a reglet or groove in this case cut into the mortar joint of the brick wall above.

Flashing a wood framed chimney is like flashing a dormer except there s no roof behind it to direct uphill water away without protection water can leak into the joint and rot your walls. Many times the roof flashing needs to be adjusted to the coursing of the roof covering and sometimes replaced because it was damaged or for some other reason. If installed along the foundation the membrane should cover the joint where the sill meets the foundation. Install step and kick out flashing to extend at least 4 inches above the roof deck along the wall.

To emphasize the importance of proper roof and deck flashing and to provide typical and enhanced flashing techniques for coastal homes. Above a lower roof where it abuts the wall in all cases make sure to detail the flashing membrane so that it sheds water. If there were no flashing against these walls water could slowly drip into the crevice between the wall and the roof and potentially into the home. I cut the tape so that it laps onto the housewrap above and 3 in.

Pocket connection a pocket connection consists of framing the floor or roof system into a void in the masonry wall. This connection is used at the top of concrete masonry walls or when a change in wall thickness provides a ledge with sufficient bearing area as shown in figure 1. Combine step flashing on the roof with through wall flashing at the masonry by dan morrison and sal alfano september 07 2017 flashing the connection where a shingled roof and a brick wall meet is complicated.