DuraFlash will give you the assurance that you are completing your job with the highest quality product possible. Proper flashing is one of the most important precautions in construction. Examples of additional application are: ledger board of decking, bottom of siding around fascia, soffits, and windows wrapping post and gutter boards and along coastal areas where pressure treated lumber is prominent. It can be used in most applications that aluminum, galvanized and copper flashing are currently used. When flashing a structure constructed with pressure treated lumber, DuraFlash is the real solution in protecting your investment. It is aesthetically pleasing and responds well in all applications.ĭuraFlash does not react with chemicals in the wood treatments like certain metals do. Our Patent Pending DuraFlash Vinyl Flashing is made of exterior grade polyvinyl chloride for use with all pressure treated lumber. Caulk the bend line, the angle cut and all other edges with roofing caulk or cement, then proceed with step flashing up the roof. Fold the top part around the corner and nail it to both walls. Use tin snips to cut a piece of flashing at a 45-degree angle from the outside corner to the bend line. If your house has a roof line that extends past a corner of two walls, make the first piece of step flashing a corner.Run roofing felt up the wall about an inch higher than the wall side of the step flashing. Install roofing felt before starting step flashing.On a wall to be covered with wood, cement board, vinyl or metal siding, the step flashing, and associated roofing, must be installed first, so the siding can cover the top of the step flashing on the wall. Flashing is a strip of metal, usually aluminum, about 8 inches long, and bent at 90 degrees with each side at least 5 inches wide. Step flashing is used where a roof meets a wall, to cover the junction of those elements, preventing leaks. Keep water out of your home and running down the roof where it belongs with appropriate use of step flashing. Attach to surface with approved ACQ screws, nail or stainless steel or hot-dipped galvanized or vinyl adhesive. Also may be used for flashing deck ledger, fascia boards, windows, doors, and wrapping pressure treated lumber. Use for flashing applications when installing aluminum gutter systems to pressure treated lumber. Compared with the overall cost of a new deck, flashing is a minor expense.
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