Flashing A Roof Against A Brick Wall

All real brick or stone through the roof walls and chimneys and those that set on lintels always have metal exposed at all intersections with the roof.
Flashing a roof against a brick wall. I use a wide piece of flexible flashing tape to protect the area between the subfascia and the wall. The most common roof to wall intersections involve either a gable roof with its ridge running perpendicular. Flexible flashing tape seals the eave to the wall. Choose the appropriate flashing size.
Metal roof flashing is a galvanized sheet metal bent at right angles with about eight to 12 inches on each side of the angle. To collect water that penetrates brick veneer and to direct it back to the exterior of the wall section r703 8 flashing states approved corrosion resistant flashing shall be applied shingle fashion shall extend to the surface of the exterior wall finish figure 2. How to frame a roof against a brick wall roof types. For more information on how to properly flash roof to wall intersections see the web pages roof to wall flashing and tile eave to rake wall installation.
You can hire a professional to install it against a brick wall or you can do it yourself. If the roof runs flat up against the brick. I cut the tape so that it laps onto the housewrap above and 3 in. Continue reading below our video of the day step 1 choose what kind of metal flashing you need.
Usually 8 inch flashing will work but any size will work well. How to install metal roof flashing against brick step 1. To install the roof wall flashing above the builder bent the top edge of the flashing into a 90 degree lip about 2 cm in width. That lip is then set into a reglet or groove in this case cut into the mortar joint of the brick wall above.
A ledger board is a horizontal member that supports the ends of joists or rafters where they meet a. Extend step flashing at least 4 inches up the wall from the roof deck and at least four inches out along the roof deck irc 2015 and integrate the flashing with the drainage plane above for example overlap house wrap over it. Once the flexible flashing is set i apply a piece of housewrap along the wall where the fascia. It takes coordination between the masons and roofers and it requires lots of custom fabricated metal flashing with soldered joints.
Install base flashing under shingles or over metal roofing material.