Kick Out Flashing For Roof To Wall

The step flashing should extend along the whole length of the roof wall juncture.

Kick out flashing for roof to wall.

While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately. In this video we explain how to properly flash a chimney or wall to keep water from running down outside walls or rotting siding. Our patented design creates a downward and outward water flow off the roof and away from walls designed to prevent water intrusion at roof to wall intersections. Install roofing shingles and building wrap over flashing.

Kickout flashing installs just like standard step flashing except that half of the kickout flashing hangs over the edge of the roof. Four steps to step flashing. The step flashing in turn overlaps the kick out. Install roof felt prior to step and kick out flashing.

Dryflekt kick out diverter flashing. The wall leg of the kickout should be applied over the housewrap cut a 2 ft square piece of housewrap and tuck one edge into the horizontal cut the same one the first piece of housewrap was slipped into and up under the housewrap on the wall by at least 5 in. If installing a metal and rubber membrane roof install continuous flashing instead of step. Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof.

Install step and kick out flashing to extend at least 4 inches above the roof deck along the wall. The example at right illustrates the correct sequence of materials at this retro fit installation of a kick out to a wall roof interface above an eave as shown in the diagram above a layer of waterproof shingle underlayment wsu has been placed beside and below the step flashing with each piece of step flashing overlapping the piece below it. 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. The individual pieces of metal flashing should be set so that each piece overlaps the piece beneath it.

The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak. Underlapped pieces can inject water into the wall rather than deflecting water. Missing kick out flashing at a chimney stack anywhere roof sections adjoin wall sections step flashing should be used to keep water from entering the walls and kick out diverters should be used to direct the rainwater into rain gutters where it can be carried away from the structure. Now install the kickout flashing and step flashings up the roof as needed.