Flashing Dormer Siding

10 ash gray residential steel siding dormer flashing.

Flashing dormer siding.

Exposed flashing suspected leaks into the dormer wall roof intersection. Rotted wood shingle siding on a roof dormer. Even though these were previously billed as solutions for the leak a new roof and new siding did not stop the leaking. Prices promotions styles and availability may vary by store and online.

This flashing protects your roof from water damage. The heavy snows and ice of winter 2013 14 compounded the problem when ice damming on the roof backed up into the dormer and poured through to the foyer ceiling creating the situation shown above. To read pdf files you need the adobe acrobat reader 6 0 or higher. On this dormer i used commonly available painted aluminum coil stock for flashing.

Home inspector said going on roof is not permitted by insurance companies. Therefore the quantity shown may not be available when you get to the store. 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. Anyplace where the roof plane meets a vertical wall such as a dormer a chimney or a split level roof flashing is necessary.

Since the eave line of the dormer is the widest part the siding process is the reversal of that used on a gable. This roof might be easily accessible for inspection through the dormer window. 6 at the top roll the roof underlayment up onto the soffit and use peel and stick to seal the roof soffit connection. Again fasten only to the roof with a nail through the flashing and the shingle.

Vinyl siding is relatively easy to install but dormers present a unique challenge with their sharp angles and inverted siding configuration. Repeat shingle step flashing shingle step flashing all the way up both sides of the dormer. Here s an example of proper installation of dormer trim siding and flashing installed by crown builders siding and windows inc. Inventory is sold and received continuously throughout the day.

Dormer flashing is installed under the siding and on top of the roof steel at the bottom of a dormer or endwall. Cover the membrane with a metal closure flashing.