A roof pitch transition is a line in the roof plane that changes pitch.
Metal roof transition flashing detail.
Installing metal panels or flashings on a windy day can be dangerous and should be avoided if possible.
After bottom roofing panels have been installed set one piece of transition flashing down where the top portion non hemmed of the transition flashing lies flat on the upper roof 3.
See the illustration below.
We see this quite frequently in log home roofs with porches for example.
It s the same piece and i m going to show you how to install that now.
The piece that s going to allow us to join the panels on the lower slope and the panels on the higher slope is the pitch transition flashing or the pitch change trim.
Transition flashing installation guide 1.
Standard details for metal roofing siding post frame and residential structures.
Roof edges co workers and penetrations.
This is a fairly common roof detail.
Install bottom roofing panels first 2.
Measure 1 1 2 from bottom edge of transition flashing.
10 long length 26 gauge metal matches the color of the panels use with inside closures and outside closures how many do i need.
The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak.
The roof plane goes from one pitch to a lower pitch.
Add up the total amount of transition and divide by 9 5.
Cutting aluminum panels to make.
Transition pipe boot 38 skylight chimney 39 41 dormer details 42 43.
While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately.
