Be sure to leave space between the end of the fascia and the wall where fastflash wrb and siding can slide up.
Roof kickout flashing detail.
On most of these jobs there is one detail the kickout flashing at roof wall intersections that i see done wrong most of the time.
Instead buy a premade kickout flashing piece.
When they do exist they will be of substandard quality.
Kickout flashing is a simple little piece of metal that directs water out and away from a house wall when a roof surface ends at the wall.
When the bottom piece of step flashing is placed so that.
Bending kick out flashing divert water away from the siding at the bottom of the roof with this critical flashing detail.
Here s how to install kickout and step flashing.
In a neighborhood of 30 homes i expect to find at least 28 with exterior problems and most of these will have no kickouts.
Kickout flashing might be one of the most important details to get right when it comes to preventing major water damage to a building.
Install kick out flashing at the end of a roof wall intersection to divert water away from the wall and into gutters.
Drip edge metal valley flashing dormer chimney and kick out flashing shed water away from the connections between roofs walls chimneys and other building assemblies this collection of 18 articles animations and videos identifies the critical roof flashing areas illustrates durable roof flashing details and shows how to flash roofs.
By andy engel issue 244 june july 2014.
When installing metal or rubber membrane roofs use continuous flashing rather than pieces of step flashing.
Briefly remove the piece and apply roofing cement where it will sit.
Install fastflash along the wall at the roof edge.
Roof to wall flashing is bent at a 110.
Kickout flashings are used where a lower roofline terminates against a vertical wall.
It kicks out rain water and diverts it away from the lower wall.
Kick out flashing a somewhat forgotten practice except by the best roofers addresses this risk at the most vulnerable intersection between sloped roofs and walls.
The shorter vertical plane is attached to the upper floor wall under the building paper the lower plane sits on top of the underlayment and under the shingles.
Place your kickout flashing on the base of the roof snugly against the wall.
While some professional roofers will make their kickout flashing by hand in copper if you re using galvanized steel it will be too tough to bend properly.
