Why step flashing works and how to install roof flashing against a wall
Continuous flashing is sometimes seen where a roof meets a sidewall, but in the long run step flashing will do a better job of preventing water leaks.
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How to Install Roof Flashing Against a Wall: Step flashing
Step flashing redirects the water back onto the shingle. Even if one piece of step flashing fails, the flashing and shingle below it start the process over again.
Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof, but it’s not the correct way. It may seem as if a single piece of flashing would offer more protection than many pieces of step flashing. But it doesn’t work that way. Once even a small section of roofing cement fails, you’ll have a leak. Each additional rain adds more water, and before you know it, you’ve got rotted wood.
Step flashing offers far better protection from leaks, because even if a single piece of step flashing fails, the water just hits the next lower piece. That flashing directs the water onto the shingle and the water drains down the roof.
Required Tools for this Project
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Originally Published: June 20, 2017
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