The Different Types of Roof Flashing

When it comes to preventing leaks in your roof, the flashing helps you a lot. Roofing flashing is usually of copper, aluminium, or galvanized sheet metal. The flashing works as an effective seal between the roof joints, therefore keeping water out of the roof.

Different Types of Roof Flashing

Roof flashing comes in a variety of types. Flashing types can vary greatly from one home to the next, depending on roof style and home design. The roof flashing can even vary from one part of the roof to another. In fact, it’s quite uncommon for a roof on a house to have only one type of flashing.

The following are the various roof flashing types you may find on the roof:

Chimney Flashing

They are typically present at the chimney base. Chimney flashing can be in multiple components, including flashing at the bottom of the chimney, step flashing surrounding the sides of the chimney, and saddle flashing for the top.

Cap Flashing

You can also have a flashing for a chimney, called cap flashing, to provide an additional layer of water prevention it hangs over the edges of the other flashings.

Step Flashing

When it comes to a sloped roof or vertical wall, step flashing is the most popular option. It often includes drip edges to avoid water seepage under the roof’s surface near the eaves.

Saddle Flashing

Saddle flashing usually comes up around the top of areas, including railing attachments and joists and beams that penetrate the exterior walls of your home.

Valley Flashing

They protect the valleys in the area in which two roof planes come together. This type of flashing is shaped like a “W” and comes over the top-side of the building felt prior to the installation of the roof finishing material.

Contact Mendez Roofing contractors and choose the right flashing for your roof after expert advice.