Now install the kickout flashing and step flashings up the roof as needed.
How to install wall to roof flashing.
Metal flashing often is made of galvanized steel or aluminum but it can also come in copper.
The size and shape of the roof flashing you buy will depend on the area that you plan to install the flashing.
How to install porch roof flashing.
To make corner flashing take your tin snips and cut a 45 degree line from an outside corner to the center fold.
Many people who have porches attached to their homes have problems with water leaks at the junction of the porch and the exterior wall of the home.
Align the step flashing with the leading edge of the starter course and nail it in place using one nail in the upper corner.
Install your underlayment completely and your shingles up to where the wall begins so that the first piece of flashing or the corner flashing will rest on a shingle.
Even if one piece of step flashing fails the flashing and shingle below it start the process over again.
A corner flashing piece can either be bought from the hardware store or it can be made using a regular step flashing piece.
These leaks are almost always caused by improper flashing installation or the absence of roof flashing altogether.
How to install roof flashing against a wall.
Naturally you will need to purchase roof flashing before you begin the installation.
How to install roof flashing against a wall with a corner when there is a corner where the roof meets the wall you will need a corner flashing piece.
Step flashing redirects the water back onto the shingle.
The wall leg of the kickout should be applied over the housewrap cut a 2 ft square piece of housewrap and tuck one edge into the horizontal cut the same one the first piece of housewrap was slipped into and up under the housewrap on the wall by at least 5 in.
Continuous flashing against a sidewall is one way to install a roof but it s not the correct way.
