Step flashing is a flashing that is made to protect the joints between the roof and the chimney and sometimes other objects such as skylights.
Roof flashing integration.
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.
This how to video explores proper roof flashing installation for shingle roofing applications.
The defect consists of the improper integration of the roof underlayment and the metal drip edge collectively referred to as the eave flashing figure 13.
A professional can help you solve all of your roof flashing problems or answer the questions you have about your specific roof.
Based on the author s experience this is one of the most common residential roof flashing defects of all time.
Though roof flashing isn t the most dramatic element of a roof it is one of the most important.
The step flashing is bent and shaped in such a way that it fits each course of shingles and goes up the wall of the chimney making it appear to step up.