Questions tagged [flashing]
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Was my home's dormer flashing installed incorrectly?
I've lived in this home for two years now. Roof is probably at least 10-15 years old, perhaps 20 years.
We started noticing some water stains on the ceiling soon after moving in. On a closer look, it ...
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Replacing rotted out window sill in basement block wall
Long story short - the previous owner hired a crackhead to pave over the dirt driveway. The guy ended up raising the grade beyond the basement window sills on one corner of the house, and here's what ...
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replacement window flashing
We had replacement windows installed several years ago; they have no exterior nailing flanges but were installed via screws on the sides. Now we are ready to replace the aging cedar siding with James ...
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Patch a leaking flat roof
We have a flat roof (very low slope) made from gravel and tar, it's a little roof over the porch of the house. When it's raining, the water leaks under the soffit on the right corner, where is the ...
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How to install PVC J-Channel Brickmould?
I'm looking to install this Brickmould with J-Channel when I reside my garage.
I've looked at a number of manufacturer install guides and they either skip over brickmoulding or do not address this ...
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How should location on roof be flashed or sealed?
During hurricane Florence we had significant water get into our house from the roof. There is a location in our roof (see pic) where from inside in the attic I am able to stick a toothbrush through ...
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Can Vent Flashing Nails Be Exposed On The Roof?
I am buying a home and as part of the contract we asked for a number of fixes by a certified contractor. For this fix, securing the loose flashing, the home owner said his friend was a contractor so ...
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Failed sliding glass door flashing tape
Installed a new sliding glass door recently, and the flashing tape I used: Nashua Tape adhered at first but completely failed within a day or so and is now flapping in the breeze.
How should I go ...
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Flashing and/or sealing for vent through built-up roof (BUR)?
I'm reconfiguring plumbing and need to poke a new vent through the roof of my Chicago two-flat. It's a built-up roof of tar, felt, etc., with a slight grade. How to finish the roof portion so that ...
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Roof gable transition
The house I currently stay in has sunlight shining through from below at this point. I would like to know the flashing detail that a professional roofer might employ.
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LED flashing on Hot start
I have kitchen lights using 12v 5w leds (GU 5.3). There is a 30w 12v led power supply. When switching off, then back on, the lights flash. Any ideas please. There are 2 sets in the room, they both do ...
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Flashing around chimney and gap
Have been investigating leak on my 3 season room. Not certain it is related to this finding but discovered flashing around my chimney in an interesting state.
Big gap in corner and also the epoxy/...
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How to install vent cap over cement pipe?
The picture attached is a cement vent pipe I found on the roof for water heater venting. Looks like the cap has been broken off, but I have no idea what was the original looks like. The diameter of ...
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Is it ok for vent pipe flashing/boots to have exposed nails?
I bought one of these Ultimate Pipe Flashings vent boot flashing units which come with these nail slots to secure the unit. Part of their instructions is to only fasten with nails within the slots ...
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What kind of roof flashing is this and is it up to code?
This is in NJ. Roof was recently done and I've never seen this anywhere else. Looks like aluminum screwed in on both sides and the front. It's a very steep pitch. Either 10/12 or 12/12.
Any idea what ...
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How do I flash two joining peaks of different heights?
I'm trying to figure out how to flash this part of a shed I'm building that has a peak meeting flush with a larger roof section next to it. But I can't figure out what this sort of roof section is ...
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Why is this dormer flashing causing a leak?
This roof was repaired about 6 years ago and is now slowly leaking when there is a heavy downpour. The leak is located close to the center point in between the outer wall and the dormer. It is ...
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How to fix a flashing roof leak?
I have a roof leak. Based on the images below I think it is in the flashing above a small overhang. Please speak up if you don't think that's correct.
Can anyone provide some guidance on what to ...
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What's the formal name for this type of flashing used in stucco homes? And what does it take to replace rusted portions?
I have taken an image of the flashing material:
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Should I be concerned about this rust on the roof flashing
That top part is where I tried rustoleum rust converter after sanding it down a little.
Is there anything I can do. Should I even worry? That rustoleum converter was 2 years ago and I did just that ...
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Repair roof flashing
I’m not sure what material my roof flashing is except that it is a metal. It started out a whitish or silver color and over the last 10 years has slowly rusted until I’ve finally noticed it. Shame on ...
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12" custom flashing for roof?
We have a section of our garage that sticks out about 12" from the rest of the house and is flat on top- you can see it in the orange section in this photo.
The green and blue sections are a boral ...
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What's the best way to flash this difficult corner above a roof in stucco?
How should I flash this tricky corner:
This is at the junction of a 2 story section and 1 story lower flat roof, done in foam. The flashing was installed about 20 years ago, the wall below rotted ...
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Is it worth it to replace T1-11 siding just to install house wrap?
I'm having some siding repairs done by contractors. When they took the siding sheet out, they found out that my house has no house wrap between the frame/wood and the T1-11 siding sheet. There was ...
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(UK) LED lights flash once after being switched off
I had a nice kitchen light fitting with 5x 20watt halogen bulbs (G4), and the transformer blew. I thought that now would be a great time to upgrade the transformer/fitting to support LED lighting.
I ...
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How to install step flashing on vertical side wall such that roof can be replaced later?
I have a vertical wall along the edge of a roof. The intersection is like the side wall of a dormer. Having both a new roof and vinyl siding installed.
My perception is that the Tyvek wrap would ...
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Did I install this roof vent correctly?
I’m installing a roof vent to exhaust a new kitchen cooktop. I put a 6” hole in my roof and fit this painted metal vent between the asphalt shingles. I have sealed around the roof penetration l, under ...
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How do I get under shingles to replace the roof edge flashing?
I am rebuilding an eave on my house and have gotten to the part where I need to figure out how to install the flashing. The eave goes around a corner and the flashing covers a 4" space between the ...
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How to flash a window when using insulating boards with air barrier included?
We are going to re-insulate and re-side our 1947 home with new Roxul ComfortBatt, IsoClad 2 1/4" foam boards and some basic kaycan vinyl siding.
I have been looking at how to flash a window and have ...
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Missing Step & Kickout Flashing / Sinking Front Step (?)
What's the least intrusive way to install flashing where my roof intersects with a wall? Do I need to tear up a bunch of shingles or can simply attach the flashing with something on top of some roof ...
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proper way to run conduit on top of siding
I'm looking at running a new main line to upgrade my electrical service to 200 AMP and using some 2" metal conduit run horizontally for 12' on a sided house. What's the proper way to do it? This ...
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How do I attach a roof ledger to an exterior wall?
I have a Trex deck and perimeter railing, similar to this web photo.
I have a wood clapboard siding. I want to build a roof (like the photo), install support columns and create a three season screened ...
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Melting snow on the deck leaked into the house. Is my deck flashing incorrect or insufficient?
Last fall I had a small deck built to replace three masonry stoops that were falling apart. The sheathing behind the stoops was not flashed and was rotting.
The contractor did a good job as far as I ...
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How do I seal overlapping sections of flashing around the perimeter of my house?
I have a wall profile that looks similar to this:
but where the flashing is shown, the horizontal distance is much larger. The structural engineer I contacted said that my house should have been ...
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Bathroom exhaust fan through clay tile roof
I've installed an exhaust fan in an upstairs bathroom and need to vent it through the clay tile roof. (pic attached)
The standard 4" pipe jacks and flashings I'm finding at Home Depot don't seem to ...
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Repairing improperly installed flashing
I am in the process of buying a house that has a roof with improperly installed flashing:
As you can see from the image, the flashing was installed on top of the shingles instead of underneath them. ...
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How should I protect wooden trim that abuts a brick chimney from further water damage?
We are repairing and painting all of the wooden trim on our (new-to-us) 1930's home. We have a brick chimney on the gable end of the house, approximately 6 feet down from the ridge. The roof is a ...
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Vented soffit under bay window
Background: A bay window has been having ice dam issues for the past couple of years. I think the water is coming in through the space between the gutter and the fascia. That space is just on the ...
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window top flashing/channel against flat surface
I have parging above the window, nothing to tuck a channel under. What is the product to use to add flashing to the top of the window in this case?
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Code requirement for depth of Counter Flashing and material sealant?
Okay, I've got a recently-installed standing-seam metal roof. The roofers ground out the brick in my chimney to install counter-flashing. Recently there was a big leak around the area of the chimney. ...
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How to install an outdoor outlet in new stucco (not retrofit) — with details done right
Previous questions pertain to adding an outdoor electrical box to old stucco (How do I install electrical through existing stucco (e.g. "old work") ).
What are the ways it's done on a wall ...
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Leaking roof valley strategy
UPDATE: New album with additional photos here: http://imgur.com/a/RGfrP
My parent's house has a pretty bad leak that has been going for a few years. Because of money and other issues with the house ...
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What is the correct way to seal/flash coolant lines through T1-11 siding?
Our contractor installed an AC compressor and did a poor job of it.
He ran the AC coolant lines through the middle of the wall and then just squirted some expanding foam into the hole, like so:
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What's the proper way to flash an inside roofing corner, with self-stick membrane?
What's the proper detail to apply membrane or tar paper to an inside roofing corner, where a sloped roof meets a higher wall at a corner? Of course a metal flashing goes on top of of the membrane, and ...
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In replacing a skylight, can I reuse the existing curb and flashing?
After finding water coming down my front door from inside the ceiling I had a roofer come out and take a look. He stated that the skylight was at the end of its life. This does appear to be the case ...
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Can drip edge be affixed using adhesive?
I need to replace my drip edge on a low pitch modified bitumen roof. The edge is about 13' long and I had to rip the old one cause it was deformed and not working right. Under it is a sheet of what ...
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What type of caulk can I use between the furnace vent pipe & flashing on a roof?
Looking to seal a gap between my furnace's vent pipe & the flashing on the roof, specifically here:
I'll have to check if there's a missing storm collar too, but should I use High-temp silicone, ...
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How to prevent blinking LED on a three way Lighted switch circuit with only one light fixture?
I have a stairwell that has only one wall sconce with two switches that are lighted when off. one upstairs, and one downstairs. I recently replaced Sconce, and added an LED 60 watt bulb; I triple ...
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Did my home's builder not properly protect the outside molding from water?
Ok so for a few months now I've noticed that the outside moldings of the garage doors and the windows are beginning to look really bad. The wood looks like it's warping and rotting I guess because of ...
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What could cause flashing LED lights when other LED lights in a different room are turned on?
I have the same problem and I'm pretty certain it's NOT related to bad switches - let me explain.
We have LUTRON switches through the house. All was fine. We then had a minor 2nd floor renovation ...
