As to stone i ve done it both before and after.
Where stucco meets roof.
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Wall to roof flashing.
When you are installing flashing you have to use different flashing techniques to fit with each area.
There have been many instances of stucco failures and usually this will consist of leaking of some sort and it leaves a lot of people wondering what causes stucco to leak in the first place.
Stucco is appealing for a number of reasons chief among them its fire resistance.
There is also metal flashing installed where the concrete meets the foundation which goes up the wall a few inches as well.
The stucco contractor typically installs a j mold stop type metal called 66 where the stucco meets other material.
90 of houses that have stucco will have areas where the roof meets the wall.
Be sure to overlap the old felt with the new felt by a foot and secure it with nails.
This flashing technique makes sure that the water flows away from the wall and into the gutter.
Stucco pros and cons.
Then caulk using np1 between the stop and the other material.
Stucco roof flashing installation if you ll be working on the roof use roofing felt to cover the area where you ll be adding flashing.
Below are more photos of poor flashing at roof to wall intersections with different.
The stucco flashing will need to be installed in conjunction with this metal mesh before any stucco is applied to the wall.
If you take a stucco wall down to a thirty year roof then you have to jackhammer into the stucco just to replace the roof.
The water that does penetrate behind the stucco will then be trapped there or worse forced down the inside of the walls and ceilings possibly causing damage and mold.
Before the cement is given too much.
Installing step flashing to stucco walls.
The approach to installing the shingles during the roof replacement will change.
Stucco flashing is needed in places where two angles of the roof meet.
A thirty year roof is designed to last for thirty years.
Several areas of a building can be susceptible to water leaks after construction and it is important to install flashing on all of them.
Ok maybe not jackhammer but you get the idea.
A 1 inch coating of stucco provides a one hour firewall rating which means it will prevent.
For an area where a vertical stucco wall meets a sloped roof you will use step flashing.
A stucco wall is designed to last for centuries.
Stucco should be installed after roof soffit fascia flashing but after before gutters.
In these locations there will be metal flashing which we spoke about a couple weeks ago on our blog about the long term function of metal flashings on a calgary roof installation.
