How To Attach Roof Flashing To Brick
Caulk the slot after the flashing has been installed.
How to attach roof flashing to brick. Once the roofing and step flashing are in place complete the counterflashing at the masonry as follows. The second is good the flashing is turned into a deep cut mortar joint about 1 and nails are placed so the head of the nail laps over the bend edge about 3 4 to hold the flashing in place. Using the circular saw and masonry blade cut a slot about 1 5 inches into the brick so that the overlapping flashing or counter flashing will slide into the slot. The will allow the overlapping flashing or counter flashing to slide into the slot.
With the rigidity created by the bent corner and the nail not penetrating the flashing the metal can move more freely when the temps change. Give the masonry walls a good rinse with some soap and water. Step 4 spread roof cement. Chalk a straight line about 2 inches above the back of the base flashing.
The masons should add a bond break layer to keep mortar droppings from creating dams behind the brick. Step 2 cut flashing to fit. Step 1 clean the masonry first. Use your caulking gun to caulk a straight line above the back of the base flashing.
Step 3 seal masonry wall. Step 5 embed. How to attach roof flashing to masonry walls. Now seal the slot with a caulking gun after the flashing is installed.
Install metal counterflashing onto the face of the block extending it down to about inch above the shingles. Cut a slot of about 1 5 inches into the brick with a circular saw and masonry blade.