Flashing On Roof Lifting

This will be placed 6 inches below the shingles and along the drip edge.

Flashing on roof lifting.

While you are up on the roof you should inspect all of the areas so that you don t have to return any time soon. Seal step flashing with urethane caulking. It can be made of galvanized steel copper aluminum or even vinyl. Make sure that you do not apply the roofing cement along the eaves.

Lift the shingles that are near the valley flashing. Flashing is installed to surround roof features such as vents chimneys and skylights. Roof flashing is a thin material usually galvanized steel that professional roofers use to direct water away from critical areas of the roof wherever the roof plane meets a vertical surface like a wall or a dormer. Roof flashing will be found in a number of different locations on your roof.

If you are resealing drip edging seal beneath the shingles but don t seal the drip edge along the eaves. Step 5 seal vent flashing. Base flashing is installed over underlayment but under siding and shingles so you may not be able to see it from the ground. Base flashing is one length of flashing that is bent along the length to match the pitch of the roof.

Use a caulking gun to seal the vent flashing. The flashing is located at intersection points on your roof in spots such as peaks and valleys where water is likely to collect and pool. It is found near the edge of the roof. Apply roofing cement 6 inches from the edge below the shingles.

Drip edge the drip edge is flashing that directs water into the gutters. Step flashing should always be used where the roof deck meets a sidewall.