How To Seal Roof To Wall

The flat roofing material must go up the wall a minimum of 12 or up the wall and over the top of the wall if the wall is less than 12 high.

How to seal roof to wall.

To seal your roof flashing you first have to get on the roof. Before attempting to get to the roof you must make sure that the ladder is secure. Climbing a ladder and walking on the roof should only be done in shoes that will provide a great deal of. Yes even flat roof to wall intersections are not being properly done.

Metal roof flashing is a galvanized sheet metal that is bent at a 90 degree angle about 8 to 12 inches on each side of the angle. It is used to seal the gap between walls and intersecting roofs. In order to do so safely you will need an extension ladder and rubber soled non slip shoes. It comes in 10 foot lengths or for step flashing 6 inch lengths.

Proper roof wall abutment flashing examples. Below are two photographs of roof wall step flashing completed and effective of a slate roof against a brick wall below left and in process with step flashing against a dormer sidewall before the dormer siding has been put in place below right.