Flashing Dormer Siding

This roof might be easily accessible for inspection through the dormer window.

Flashing dormer siding.

Here s an example of proper installation of dormer trim siding and flashing installed by crown builders siding and windows inc. Cut flashing to fit with tin snips. Repeat shingle step flashing shingle step flashing all the way up both sides of the dormer. Rotted wood shingle siding on a roof dormer.

10 ash gray residential steel siding dormer flashing. Because this type of metal flashing can t be soldered making a leak proof joint where the flashing turns the corner at the bottom of the dormer called for special attention but i have a detail that handled the situation nicely. Prices promotions styles and availability may vary by store and online. Home inspector said going on roof is not permitted by insurance companies.

Again fasten only to the roof with a nail through the flashing and the shingle. Inventory is sold and received continuously throughout the day. Put bent metal strips around windows and at the bottom of. Vinyl siding is relatively easy to install but dormers present a unique challenge with their sharp angles and inverted siding configuration.

Dormer flashing is installed under the siding and on top of the roof steel at the bottom of a dormer or endwall. Therefore the quantity shown may not be available when you get to the store. Since the eave line of the dormer is the widest part the siding process is the reversal of that used on a gable. Anyplace where the roof plane meets a vertical wall such as a dormer a chimney or a split level roof flashing is necessary.

To read pdf files you need the adobe acrobat reader 6 0 or higher. 6 at the top roll the roof underlayment up onto the soffit and use peel and stick to seal the roof soffit connection. Install metal flashing around a window on the bottom of the front dormer wall and up both sides. This flashing protects your roof from water damage.

Cover the membrane with a metal closure flashing. Exposed flashing suspected leaks into the dormer wall roof intersection.