Installing Siding Where Wall Meets Roof

I made this video this morning and i hope it help explain the flashing wall detail where the siding meets the roof.

Installing siding where wall meets roof.

Hold a piece of siding on the wall using a level to make sure it s. Even if the roof has been properly flashed against the sidewall this one hasn t water can still run down the side of the house and behind the siding causing rot. Unless you re careful step flashing can allow water from the roof to slip behind the gutter and get behind the siding and even the housewrap. The intersection between a roof and a sidewall can be a rot problem waiting to happen.

A common problem area is the point where a gutter dies into an adjoining wall as the photo below illustrates. The exterior of a house presents plenty of opportunity for leaks. Bent into an l shape. This flashing is typically field fabricated from a sheet of 26 ga.

Galvanized sheet metal bent at a 90 degree angle i e. Step flashing is used to provide a water tight connection where roofing adjoins a vertical juncture. Measure the length of the pieces of siding you need at each mark. A key part of my approach is using a special piece of flashing at this.

Measure the height of the siding with a measuring tape.