Roof Flashing Above Or Below Shingles

Drip edge is a thin metal flashing that is applied to the edges of your roof underneath the shingles.

Roof flashing above or below shingles.

Coat the flashing with a zinc based primer followed by two or more coats of spray on rust preventive metal paint. With that type of flat edge flashing the shingles should have overlapped 2 additional courses until they reached the lower edge of the flashing or at least past the penetration of the roof sheathing. You mayhave to pull some nails if the shingles are existing. You may want to paint the flashing to match the roof.

If this is a repair job the siding must also be removed and replaced with the flashing. Second step flashing needs to extend 8 to 14 inches above the shingles according to the national roofing contractors association nrca. Each piece is slid under a shingle tab going up the roof. Shouldn t the shingles cover the flashing instead of the flashing covering the shingles.

All shingle manufacturers require step flashing at sidewalls for both asphalt wood and slate. Any issues here roofer guys. The main purpose of the drip edge is to direct the flow of water away from the fascia board and to help protect the rakes and eaves of your roof. Step flashing is made up ofshort pieces usually about 5 x7 that are bent in half the long way.

Joe same type of flashing here but these guys went with 1 additional course of shingles which is still wrong. The correct way to flash at the shingles in thearea you indicated is using step flashing.