Roof attachments are commonly drilled into your roof’s beams to utilize the structural support which is already built into your house. Each location where drilling has been done will require a complete seal using flashing and sealant. Flashing is a small piece of metal that fits like a shingle...
The low pitch roof and lack of sealant at the stack caused the leak but I wonder if I need an inlet to vent the roof properly since we installed a ridge vent. If I had huge ice damns then I would just say yes, but last winter was bad and I just had ice at the edge of the ...
A typical roof penetration such as that required by a vent stack will normally be flashed using a prefabricated boot, sheet metal stack flashing, or a lead sleeve. These materials don’t generally depend on sealant to remain leak-free. But they don’t work for all roof penetrations. Pitch ...
When it comes to penetration flashing, again do not point the flow at the seam, as to not pop it open. As far as reflective paint – I would actually recommend using an acrylic or a urethane coating, instead of simple silver paint from the home depot. The acrylic or urethane (preferred...
a pitch pan is a retrofit roof flashing kit. Also known as a pitch pocket, they function as a container to hold fluid sealant to seal all roof penetrations. They effectively secure odd-shaped penetrations to prevent leaks. Some of these roof penetrations may include electrical conduit, I-beam...