Replacing Flashing Under Current Roof

The roof is arguably the most important component of your house.

Replacing flashing under current roof.

In almost every circumstance of a roof replacement vertical wall flashing should be replaced. Slip in the flashing. The flashing you need to replace might not be located on the actual roof valley. Lift the bottom shingle and slip in the kickout flashing.

Kickout flashing installs just like standard step flashing except that half of the kickout flashing hangs over the edge of the roof. While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately. In fact after diagnosing roofing leaks for 15 years i can tell you that roofs rarely leak in the field of the shingles 90 of the time they leak where the roof stops starts or changes direction which means most of the time the problem is with a 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.

Nail it to the sidewall or glue it if nailing isn t possible. It can be made of galvanized steel copper aluminum or even vinyl you will find it under the shingles running along the peak of a roof but also around chimneys vent pipes and skylights. Since flashing is relatively inexpensive in the majority of cases it pays to replace it. And while nobody likes having to pay to replace a roof the critical and aesthetic function it serves should help ease the pain of spending 8 000 to 20 000 on the work.

Adam esparza is haag certified and quickly determined that the prior repair was temporary and in order to permanently stop the leak the siding would have to. Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof. Flashing serves a single purpose. To prevent water from entering roof penetrations.

Because of their location these flashings are not always easy to remove and replace. It could be the drip edge or a piece of flashing running up the corner of the house. If this is the case gently loosen the siding around the area so you can get access to the flashing material. The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak.

After all it keeps water out of the building.