Install from the bottom up lapping each piece on top of the lower one.
Reflash edging on built up roof.
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.
Weave the step flashing up the side of the skylight as.
Place a piece of standard metal drip edge onto a table or between a pair of sawhorses.
Wear a safety harness about 150 which you can buy at safety equipment stores and some roofing and home centers.
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Turn it upside down so the lip edge faces upwards.
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A built up roof for example will typically include the built up membrane itself with or without gravel as well as some kind of insulation and cover board which will vary in thickness from roof to roof.
Bigger step flashing is better.
Wear soft rubber soled shoes for traction long pants to protect your legs work gloves safety glasses and have the proper roofing tear off tools.
When it comes to estimating the weight of an existing roof field verification of the in place construction is necessary.
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It is composed of alternating layers of reinforcing fabric and bitumen asphalt and is finished with a top layer of aggregate such as stone or gravel.
I recommend 12 in wide step flashings bent for a 5 in.
Set roof jacks about 6 each and a 2x10 about 3 ft.
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Install 6 in wide strips of a self sticking waterproof underlayment.
This underlayment will direct any water that may get through the metal flashing onto the roofing felt.
Lower than the edge of the drip edge essentially equal to the distance you overhang the first course of shingles.
Built up roofing also called bur is the most common roofing material used on low slope roofs.
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The majority of roof leaks occur in locations where the plane of the roof is interrupted by a ridge another roof intersecting at an angle a wall or penetration.
Drip edges are strips of flashing material that run along roof eaves and rakes to prevent water from seeping under the finished roof along its edges.
Bur is preferred for low slope or flat roofs because it creates a continuous sealed surface.
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