Fitting Flashing To Metal Siding

On a wall to be covered with wood cement board vinyl or metal.

Fitting flashing to metal siding.

In the past when customers purchased roofing and siding from us they manufactured flashings themselves or outsourced them to third parties. Slide one of the 2 inch wide edges under the siding at the top of the window with the opposite edge. The sheets cover 3 foot so it goes up pretty fast. Second step flashing needs to extend 8 to 14 inches above the shingles according to the national roofing contractors association nrca.

Install the trim just under the drip cap. To view more details about our metal flashings you can contact a corrugated metals representative at 1 800 621 5617. At the top tuck metal drip cap flashing under the siding and on top of the second layer of wrap. Cut a piece of 2 by 2 inch metal flashing the width of the opening with sheet metal cutters.

In this video i show how easy it can be. If this is a repair job the siding must also be removed and replaced with the flashing. Have you wondered how to install steel siding on a pole barn. Dog ears will be cut on both sides approximately inch from the bottom and then folded to create a stop that will locate itself on the top of the underlying row of siding but not be so long that it will run into the nails that hold the siding of the row being flashed.

Apply a bead of caulk to the felt and set the window in the caulk. First step flashing must be installed before the siding so that the siding can cover the top of the flashing. Flashing is a strip of metal usually aluminum about 8 inches long and bent at 90 degrees with each side at least 5 inches wide. Depending on the reveal of your siding the flashing length will be inch less than the reveal.