How To Install Steel Roof Edge Flashing

The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak.

How to install steel roof edge flashing.

While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately. 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 so i know where to put those z s. Install the drip edge by fitting it on the roof eave pushing it tightly against the edge of the. Install the step flashing when the siding is installed it should be tucked behind this piece and then consecutive courses lapped over it.

The remaining siding on the sidewall will overlap the step flashing and nail. Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof. It is also sometimes called d metal for drip. In order to do that we re going to use the end wall flashing as a guide.

Drip edge roof flashing types. T shape drip edge is an l shaped flashing in which the long leg folds back on itself before heading down 90 degrees to form the short leg. A t shaped drip edge flashing is. We ve cut our z trims and before we install them we need to know where to place them on the panel.

Measure the length of the eave you need to cover with drip edge using a tape measure.