I'm currently installing siding for a garage with an upstairs bonus area. There are two dormers on the garage and i am installing vinyl siding. I hired a local roofer to install the roofing for me, complete with flashing. When the roofers installed the flashing, it looks as if they have folded the step flashing on the side of the dormer walls (at the base of the dormer near the roof) around the corner and on top of the front apron flashing (the flashing at the base of the front dormer wall). The way in which they have done the flashing at the corner prevents the corner post from coming down completely to meet the roof at the proper angle. The flashing juts out from the corner where the front and side dormer walls meet the roof (sorry, i don't know how else to describe it). The flashing actually forces the corner post out away from the corner because the flashing does not conform the angle of the dormer walls and the roof.
What i'm trying to figure out is how to work around this with the corner post? The only alternative i've come up with is to cut or notch the corner post so that it can come down to the corner properly. But i'm not sure this will look all that great. But I can't help thinking that the roofers didin't do a good job with the flashing and perhaps i should have them fix it somehow.
I'm assuming that it is best to put the starter strip for the front dormer walls as close to the roof line as possible. But if the corner post won't go down that far, i'm not sure that would work.
Perhaps a picture would help(i'll try to post tommorrow), but i was wondering if anyone else has run into the same problem? And has suggestions on dealing with the corner post and/or flashing?
I'd appreciate any help or advise others could give.
Thank You
What i'm trying to figure out is how to work around this with the corner post? The only alternative i've come up with is to cut or notch the corner post so that it can come down to the corner properly. But i'm not sure this will look all that great. But I can't help thinking that the roofers didin't do a good job with the flashing and perhaps i should have them fix it somehow.
I'm assuming that it is best to put the starter strip for the front dormer walls as close to the roof line as possible. But if the corner post won't go down that far, i'm not sure that would work.
Perhaps a picture would help(i'll try to post tommorrow), but i was wondering if anyone else has run into the same problem? And has suggestions on dealing with the corner post and/or flashing?
I'd appreciate any help or advise others could give.
Thank You