A do it yourself video detailing step by step how to flash a chimney with our metal roofing chimney kit.
Flashing a masonry chimney on a metal roof.
These work better on smaller round chimneys and may be ideal for a stove chimney in a metal roof.
Round metal chimneys will be flashed much like pipes.
The flashing should partially overlap the shingle that covers the first piece of flashing.
While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately.
Measure at the front of the chimney from the roof to the third mortar joint and add about an inch to determine the height you ll need.
Repeat sidewall flashing on opposite side of the chimney.
Cut the bottom of the sidewall flashing at 45 degrees and the top such that it will bend around the uphill side of the chimney.
The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak.
This head flashing view from lower on the roof shows it extending beyond the width of the chimney and diverting the runoff around the edges of the masonry chimney.
As a rule chimneys are either masonry or metal.
Place a second piece of 8 inch 20 3 cm flashing against the chimney.
Front cap flashing and side cap flashing.
Now images of specifications for a chimney head flashing are hard to find for some reason they always like to show a cricket behind the upper side of a chimney.
Some chimneys are clad in wood stucco or aluminum siding.
Apply sealant to the apron where sidewall flashings will overlap.
Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof.
Hammer 2 roofing nails into the flashing and roof.
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Slide sidewall flashing into place and fasten into the chimney with masonry anchors.
Secure a shingle over the corner flashing using a hammer and roofing nail.
Instead of having to cut flashing materials yourself you can buy a fitting boot for your chimney pipe.
Typically chimney flashings are more complex than other types of roof flashings and are a common source of roof leaks.
A different type of flashing is a chimney pipe boot.
