Roof Rake Flashing

Learn how to install gable and rake trim on a metal roof.

Roof rake flashing.

One to protect the bottom or gutter edge and the other to protect the side or roof rake edge. Hold a piece of rake flashing in place and then mark and cut its leading edge plumb to the eave fascia. Protect the eave from ice dams and sideways rain step one in steep slope roofing is the edge flashing. Drip edge flashing drip edge flashing comes in two types.

Past the outside corner. One common method is to lay the edge metal under the eaves membrane and over the rake. Base flashing is installed over underlayment but under siding and shingles so you may not be able to see it from the ground. The lower face of the through the wall z bar flashing is extended past the end of the.

Base flashing is the solution for front walls. It is also sometimes called d metal for drip. Eave metal drip edge stops just short of the thickness of the exterior wall covering so it and the gutter installed. Done properly the rake flashing overlaps the.

A t shaped drip edge flashing is better because it adds distance between the edge of the roof and the fascia. T shape drip edge is an l shaped flashing in which the long leg folds back on itself before heading down 90 degrees to form the short leg. Galvanized black charcoal coffee cocoa commercial brown white and grey stocked in. Gable rake flashing is a professional trim product that covers the exposed ends of metal roofing panels resulting in a neater appearance.

Base flashing is one length of flashing that is bent along the length to match the pitch of the roof. Step by step instructions for installation of gable and rake trim on an exposed fastener panel. Gable rake flashing 2 350 x 3 4 with hem features safety edge 015 material thickness available in. The vertical blocking material end is flush with the face of the eave fascia trim board.

Hold the eave flashing in place running about 1 in. Both types of drip edge direct water off. Without gable rake flashing protection wind driven rain can begin to rot the fascia and roof deck.