How To Flash Shed Roof Top Edge

I m just trying to find out what sort of flashing or sealing is involved for the top edge of the roof.

How to flash shed roof top edge.

Pictures would be ever so helpful. Our contemporary house has a shed roof that is finished with a layer of aluminum flashing nailed through the top course of shingles. 3 put another piece of drip edge but a larger one over the shingles and fascia board and secure down with neoprene washer and screws. It bends around the edge of the roof channeling any moisture that penetrates the shingles away from the roof decking.

Install drip edge so that the top lip goes over the last course of shingles. Metal drip edge flashing is an important element of any roofing edge. It will have a shed style metal roof. One common method is to lay the edge metal under the eaves membrane and over the rake details concrete masonry roofing wrb flashing.

Your goal is to get your last row of shingles as close to the top edge as possible while keeping the. Line the eave drip edge so that 1 of the drip edge extends. Step flashing on roof peak. Bend the corner flashing tightly around the corner.

When installing a new piece of drip edge overlap. See step 1 above. If you do not wish to form your own corner flashing you can buy pre bent pieces and cut them to size or use a piece of corrugated aluminum which is easier to bend. Two ways to flash roof edges protect the eave from ice dams and sideways rain step one in steep slope roofing is the edge flashing.

The flashing turns down and just covers the top edge of the fascia board. This doesn t seem to have caused any problems it s about 12 years old but i know that most roofs don t have exposed nails they are. Continue shingling as you did in the manner described. Downside the edge is still susceptible to wind blown rain getting between the shingles and felt paper.

How does one seal the upper edge of a shed roof. Nail drip edge accordingly. From the pics i think i will still need to drop down another row of shingles before finishing off the edge. Next install the drip edge starting from a corner.