Install roof to wall stucco flashing

Install a roof-to-wall stucco flashing.
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How to install roof-to-wall flashing and then counter-flash with a stucco weep or drip screed flashing.
As I’m not a roofer but a plasterer, I went to many stores and then to a roofing company to find this flashing.
Note or tip for all homeowners:  You should have this flashing preinstalled by professional roofers.
Just as the roof to the right of this should also have step flashing installed.

It would be best if you did not depend on caulking or tar to stop the rainwater, It will work for about 6 months then fail miserably, and water will enter every wall next to that roof,
Step flashing is also needed if you have a roof with shingles. Finally, don’t forget the mighty important top-to-wall diverter, which removes the bulk of rainwater from pouring down your walls instead of entering your gutters and flowing out harmlessly through the downspouts.

As a rule,  folks, if you are unable to hire the craftsman necessary to prep your jobs following code regulations, watching videos, and learning how to do it yourself is Google’s gift to you.

Are you missing the necessary roof flashing for your torch down or shingle roof?
If so, call a roofer before the rainy season.

Let’s take this torch-down roof, for example.
Whoever installed this torch- had no clue about waterproofing, longevity, or the negative impacts of just caulking or applying Henry’s tar at the roof-to-wall junction. Why is that?
Caulking and tar last roughly a few years to possibly five, and in hot areas, perhaps they melt in less than a year.
This is why metal is used.

This calls for a 4 x 4 slanted flashing before the torch down the roof to be code-compliant. Why? Good question, A roof lasts about 30 years; stucco lasts hundreds, just like concrete.
Thus most will replace roofs and, if not appropriately flashed, will have to break out the plaster.
And no one wants to break out stucco, so have your flashing already appropriately installed.

With tar or caulking at best, your roof may fail at the roof-to-wall seam and allow rainwater within the first five years. In time they will leak.
This is why it’s necessary to hire licensed roofers.

Now, if you look at the gable roof above the front porch, it was completed, no doubt, by the same person who did the torch down the roof.
Why do I come to this conclusion? There’s no step flashing or even tar or caulking?

How can that be waterproofed even though it’s a new roof? It can’t be as is.
Step flashing at this point is difficult as the shingles are already in position, and the sealant on the rear of the shingle will now be compromised.

Last tip, folks, if you decide to have your home stuccoed, make all the required adjustments from the craftsman in a particular field, such as a roofer to re-roof or correct what is there.
The same applies to plumbing issues, especially electrical outlets, as these need to be installed so they protrude one inch past the existing wall; rain will find its way in these openings or cause a short.

One may also need new downspouts adjusted as stucco an inch thick may hinder the original downspout seams.

Thus in this video, I’m trying to help the homeowner improvise in installing some roof-to-wall stucco flashing.
Then counter with our weep or drip screed to properly watertight a home.

There are many ways to flash a roof to a wall area to prepare it for stucco.
We try and come up with the best solution among the alternatives available.
The absolute best way to flash a roof is to hire a roofer.

Jason and I think you will enjoy and learn much about roofing flashing or saddles in the video below. And protect your number one investment.
Stucco roof-to-wall flashing, metal s.... Stucco wall to roof flashing, metal saddles.

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