Flashing Aluminum Siding

If your house has a roof line that extends past a corner of two walls make the first piece of step flashing a corner.

Flashing aluminum siding.

For pricing and availability. Item 3807 model 5504900120. At the top tuck metal drip cap flashing under the siding and on top of the second layer of wrap. However in most instances step flashing should be installed behind siding.

The manufacturers listed above are not available at all locations. If the kick out and step flashing can t tuck behind the siding screw on cap flashing to cover it then caulk along the top. Install the trim just under the drip cap. Inspect the sidewall around and underneath the fascia and inside the house for signs of moisture damage and repair any rotted areas.

Click to see full answer. For pricing and availability. Run roofing felt up the wall about an inch higher than the wall side. Consequently does flashing go under siding.

Next comes another layer of building wrap installed like the first layer. Union corrugating 20 in x 50 ft aluminum roll flashing. Window and door cap 1 25 in x 120 in x 1 56 in aluminum z flashing. Aluminum siding manufacturers we carry.

Flashing is a strip of metal usually aluminum about 8 inches long and bent at 90 degrees with each side at least 5 inches wide. Install roofing felt before starting step flashing. Dog ears will be cut on both sides approximately inch from the bottom and then folded to create a stop that will locate itself on the top of the underlying row of siding but not be so long that it will run into the nails that hold the siding of the row being flashed. Vycor plus 4 in x 33 ft rubberized asphalt roll flashing.

Depending on the reveal of your siding the flashing length will be inch less than the reveal. It is always recommended to install step flashing behind stucco dryvit wood panel lap siding vinyl siding cedar shingle siding etc. In certain instances flashing may need to be installed on the exterior of siding.