Flasing Against Panel Siding

The large leg of the metal goes against the wall leaving the seat and face covering the top edge of the siding.

Flasing against panel siding.

After building in the proper flashing the homeowner will have a highly weather resistant engineered and treated wood siding backed by a five year 100 percent labor and replacement feature and a 50 year prorated limited warranty on the substrate. Galvanized steel z flashing is made from 28 gauge galvanized steel. In certain instances flashing may need to be installed on the exterior of siding. Slip in the flashing.

How to use flashing between brick siding. The exterior of a house presents plenty of opportunity for leaks. Use a felt paper spline wrapped around the corner and extending 6 inches beyond the corner board to protect the joints where the siding meets the corner boards see figure 1 5 at left. The seat dimension 3 8 in corresponds to the siding thickness.

J flashing on transitions. Install the first length of z flashing. Nail it to the sidewall or glue it if nailing isn t possible. It is always recommended to install step flashing behind stucco dryvit wood panel lap siding vinyl siding cedar shingle siding etc.

Cover with cap flashing. However in most instances step flashing should be installed behind siding. Unless you re careful step flashing can allow water from the roof to slip behind the gutter and get behind the siding and even the housewrap. Flush the end of the flashing length with the wall corner and secure the flashing to the framing with an 8d nail at each wall stud.

One of the most vulnerable areas for siding is transitions. A key part of my approach is using a special piece of flashing at this. Many homes have a transition point somewhere up the wall where brick gives way to some type of siding whether it s aluminum panels or cedar shingles. The flashing can be used over window trim band boards panel intersections and other vertical surfaces.

Lift the bottom shingle and slip in the kickout flashing. Oftentimes if you re installing in a re roofing situation you re going to be coming up against vinyl siding brick wood. Building siding flashing finish details for building corners use overlapping 1x4s or 1x6s at outside corners or use 5 4 stock for a heavier look. In those instances the best thing to do is remove the siding and run the flashing up against the wall and replace the siding so that you have a watertight finish.

If the kick out and step flashing can t tuck behind the siding screw on cap flashing to cover it then caulk along the top. Installing the z trim. The warranty is transferrable to the next homeowner.