Installing the z trim.
Flashing against panel siding.
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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.
Minimum gap between the bottom of the panel and the z flashing.
It is used to protect the horizontal joints between sheets of siding from water infiltration.
The large leg of the metal goes against the wall leaving the seat and face covering the top edge of the siding.
There you have a z trim and an end wall flashing that have been joined using a stitch screw.
Remember when installing lp.
Make sure that the flashing is sloped away from the wall and does not rest flat on the top edge of the panel.
Whenever your panels butt against windows doors or trim leave a minimum of 3 16 space.
Oftentimes if you re installing in a re roofing situation you re going to be coming up against vinyl siding brick wood.
Install the first length of z flashing.
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.
The seat dimension 3 8 in corresponds to the siding thickness.
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.
Begin at either end of the wall and set the level middle section of the z flashing onto the top edge of the siding panel with the wider flange upward and against the wall framing.
Even if the roof has been properly flashed against the sidewall this one hasn t water can still run down the side of the house and behind the siding causing rot.
J flashing on transitions.
When nailing the rest of your lp smartside panel siding make sure you space your nails no more than 6 inches apart from the panel edges around the perimeter and no more than 12 apart at the intermediate stud supports.
Corrugated metals incorporated proudly introduces metal flashings as the latest addition to its product line for metal roofing and siding.
In an existing construction you might have siding whether it be vinyl wood or brick.
In this case we ve gone against new construction.
The flashing can be used over window trim band boards panel intersections and other vertical surfaces.
One of the most vulnerable areas for siding is transitions.
Galvanized steel z flashing is made from 28 gauge galvanized steel.
Install the second level or gable panels leaving a 1 4 in.
