How To Flash Traditional Standing Seam Metal Roofing To Wall

Chalk a straight line about 2 inches above the back of the base flashing.

How to flash traditional standing seam metal roofing to wall.

Moreover a standing seam metal roof can enhance the aesthetic appearance of your home. And obtaining arched or tapered standing seam panels is not real easy in some cases and we often find that metal shingles offer greater flexibility for round or arched surfaces than do vertical seam panels miller says. I m going to install one between each panel directly in the center. Since this was an introductory guide to the basics of standing seam metal roof installations we purposefully left out more technical details such as z bar flashing end wall and valley flashing details however they are covered in the video above if you like to learn more about the components that go beyond the basics.

Ordering and applying trim the most common flashing for standing seam roofing is the ridge cap which is used at the peak of a roof where two opposing roof slopes join and attaches to the roof with z flashing. Using the circular saw and masonry blade cut a slot about 1 5 inches into the brick so that the overlapping flashing or counter flashing will slide into the slot. With the end wall flashing in place i use stitch screws to attach it to the z trim and to the gable trim. This is part 1 of 4.

The material used is a 26 gauge steel and traditional double lock methods are used for the seams. Craig hardin from hardin construction uses pinched seams to flash a skylight. That s especially true if your roof has a lot of chimneys skylights or valleys. Caulk the slot after the flashing has been installed.