Gable rake flashing is a professional trim product that covers the exposed ends of metal roofing panels resulting in a neater appearance.
Flashings in the roof gables.
The current flashing details in the 2013 international residential code irc for sloped roof wall intersections are very difficult to construct.
As a result most typical construction does not use any type of through the wall flashing which results in leaky wall complaints.
Now nail this first flashing at both its far ends.
Without gable rake flashing protection wind driven rain can begin to rot the fascia and roof deck.
Install valley battens on both ends of the roof valley then attach first flashing 3 4 inches over the roof flange and another 3 4 inches over the fascia if any is present.
Striations and bends on the flashing provide strength and match the lines of your other edge trims.
Roof flashing is a thin material usually galvanized steel that professional roofers use to direct water away from critical areas of the roof wherever the roof plane meets a vertical surface like a wall or a dormer.
Flashing is installed to surround roof features such as vents chimneys and skylights.
This creates a horizontal top edge that is even with the bottom of the roof eaves.
Traditionally the flashing was installed and hidden under the siding.
There is another place that roof flashing has now invaded.
Gable trim designed to finish off the edge of the roof gable or rake.
Today the flashing is on top of the siding.
It is at the back of the porch roof where the roof meets the house siding.
Roof drip edge flashing at roof eaves gable ends roof drip edge flashing serves multiple functions on a building the foremost of which is to assist water in leaving the roof edge with minimum damage to other building components by directing the water off of the roof and into the gutter.
Galvanized steel is a trusted low maintenance product that is known for durability.
Drip edge metal valley flashing dormer chimney and kickout flashing are types of roof flashing that shed water away from the connections between roofs walls chimneys and other building assemblies.
Step 6 install the flashing.
Roof flashing on a porch roof.
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Flashing the seam the bottom row of vertical siding goes on the gable end of the house first.
