Originally Posted By: pdacey This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
When you have step flashing at the intersection between the roof and vertical sidewall of the house it’s pretty much standard practice (at least it is here) that if the siding on the wall is wood, hardi-plank or similar, the step flashing is tucked up behind the siding. If the wall surface is brick or stone, generally the brick is installed before the roof surface and the step flashing is mounted to the face of the brick with a counterflashing.
Well, today I came across a house that appears as though the roof surface was installed prior to the brick. So the step flashing is behind the brick. They still put counter flashing on the face. I guess to give the appearance that the step flashing was also.
My question is this, is there really any problem that the step flashing is behind the brick? Wouldn't this be ideal anyway?
You can't see the step flashing in the picture but it is there. You can see the brick at the bottom edge of the counter flashing.
Originally Posted By: jkormos This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
We see that up here a bit usually around masonry chimneys, the step flashing “baby tins” below the counter flashing and the counter flashing is “let” and leaded into the masonry
Originally Posted By: Steven Brewster This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
What’s the deal with the 10 penny nail sticking up from the flashing? Looks like a good place for a leak!!
Seems like it would have been simpler to install the step flashing correctly. I use the rule of thumb that flashing should terminate to daylight and I can't see the step flashing beneath each of those shingle.
Originally Posted By: kmcmahon This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Are you sure it wasn’t installed in both places…the counter flashing is for wicking the water out of the wall, so there’s nothing wrong with it as long as there is step flashing behind the brick also.