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  1. Roofing/Siding
    Hello, any ideas on how I can repair this? Doesn’t look like it was flashed correctly to start?
  2. Roofing/Siding
    We're reviewing the inspection report from a property with concrete roofing tiles. The report calls-out the vent pipe flashing around several (if not all) of the vent stacks. The rubber boots are deteriorated - which I can understand from normal aging; but the way the flashings were installed...
  3. Building & Construction
    Hi everyone, I recently bought a stucco house and discovered that the exterior transition between my mud sill and sill plate is exposed and lets water seep into the house when it rains. A friend suggested sealing it with a good silicone. I've since found out about Fluid Applied Flashings...
  4. Building & Construction
    I'm putting on a new porch for my parents, and I've got a good handle on a build plan, but one aspect I've never really done before is flashing. For the most part it seems straightforward, but there's one area I'm not sure on. Here's a pic: There's a void there, for sure. The wood doesn't...
  5. Roofing/Siding
    Help!!! Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. just put down shingles and need to put flashing around the following vinyl corner to waterproof it. Let me know what should be done.
  6. Building & Construction
    I have a shed retrofit I'm working on and currently trying to manage the water seepage coming in from the flood since the shed wasn't built correctly. Here's the link to that thread if it helps: Water seeping into my shed I figured since I'm already doing the work I might as well fix the front...
  7. Roofing/Siding
    I've noticed this winter after some high wind rain storms that there was a small drip of water coming down the exhaust pipe of my ac unit from the housing in the roof. I've tried to patch that as best I can, but when I check the underside of the flashing in the attic I noticed there is sunlight...
  8. Roofing/Siding
    We got smashed with a consistent deluge of a storm over the weekend and a leak in one of my attic spaces became apparent. This hasn't been like this (at least this bad) for the last couple years since I moved in, and it's not leaking like this now even though we still have a light rain - seems...
  9. Roofing/Siding
    Hey all, first time posting here. Ill cut to the point, do I even dare and revamp this flashing or do I just leave it as it is and flash under that termination bar? Customer wants to get rid of rubber and go with metal corrugated flat ribbed type. (AKA Everlast II product---> Here) Thank you...
  10. Roofing/Siding
    I added a shed dormer to my house to convert the attic into a master suite (did all the work myself, took forever). I'm finally about to put on the siding. I hired a roofing company to put a new roof on the whole house. The bottom-most step flashing where the new dormer wall meets the roof...
  11. Concrete, Stone & Masonry
    My home is wood frame with brick facing (I do not know how thick). I need to attach a patio cover (roof) to the outside wall (about half-way up a 2-story wall) but I do not know how to attach the counter flashing. My understanding is that the correct method for full brick would be to grind a...
  12. Roofing/Siding
    I thought I was going to us W- Flashing on my new porch roof... But apparently it's no longer available at the big box stores... Seems odd, it's kind of a fundamental component... What are people doing now? Thanks
  13. Building & Construction
    Hi, I'm new to the community and am looking for advice on a project. We are extending our deck as part of my son's Make A Wish dream. We have an EIFS-clad house in Illinois. The contractors "finished" yesterday and when I did a walk around I noticed some alarming things. Namely, the ledger...
  14. Roofing/Siding
    I just got new siding, does the dormer need a flashing apron? It doesn't look like it'll keep water away with just the shingles up against the bottom. I'll get up there this week to see if they added anything underneath.
  15. Roofing/Siding
    I could use some advice on how to direct water back around my chimney so that it does not run down the side of my house. I will replace the rotted fascia and patch the stucco but I’d like to focus this discussion how to properly flash and/or redirect the water flow at this gable end. This...
  16. Building & Construction
    Good morning. I have a chimney that was rebuilt from the roofline up in July 2020. A stainless steel cap was also installed and the flashing was replaced. The contractor was recommended to my boyfriend (who owns the house). It was a mistake hiring them. The job lasted about 3 weeks altogether...
  17. General DIY Discussions
    I remodeled the inside of my home and now starting the outside which is completely over my head!
  18. Roofing/Siding
    EDIT: It's cedar clapboard, with 4" showing. I've noticed that the guys doing rot repair on my house have noticed a couple things that are different from how they do things. None of the clapboard joins have any flashing underneath them. None of the clapboards put up have been hand-primed on...
  19. Building & Construction
    We are currently enclosing a concrete slab patio. Using the existing 6x6 support beams, the footprint of the addition is several inches smaller than the concrete pad. This means the concrete extends all the way around. To make the bottom of the walls/floor water tight, we installed metal...
  20. Building & Construction
    Ledger board is firmly attached to house, sitting on stone foundation, and with 1/2in. spacers from brick wall. This allows for easy water flow down brick wall, behind ledger board, and out from underneath the board. [photos below will help understand the situation] I thought I would simply...
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