Flashing As Siding

The water then runs off the flashing because it can t go up the flashing as it extends up behind the siding.

Flashing as siding.

Continue installing the z flashing at the top edge of the siding panels across the full length of wall. Use a felt paper spline wrapped around the corner and extending 6 inches beyond the corner board to protect the joints where the siding meets the corner boards see figure 1 5 at left. Install the lathe and stucco to the first bend in the weep screed. Flashing is a strip of metal usually aluminum about 8 inches long and bent at 90 degrees with each side at least 5 inches wide.

The water runs down the siding and at the bottom of the first row of vinyl siding it drips off and contacts the metal flashing as it runs across the top of the fascia board. This has proven problematic over time as caulking the joint results in unsightly surface appearances due to the different textures as well as resulted. 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. Install the water resistant barrier to overlap the top edge of the weep screed.

Stucco cladding install self adhesive flashing behind the weep screed a perforated metal strip at the base of the exterior walls at the height above grade specified by the local building code. On a wall to be covered with wood cement board vinyl or metal. But many builders fail to protect the most vulnerable areas of siding. Siding is the first line of defense against water intrusion and the multitude of problems it causes including the dreaded mold.

With the flashing in place let s see what happens. The solution to rotting sidewalls is a small piece of bent metal called a kickout flashing at roofing suppliers which simply directs all that water away from the wall.