Installing Kick Out Flashing Into Vinyl Siding

Next comes another layer of building wrap installed like the first layer.

Installing kick out flashing into vinyl siding.

Kickout flashing replaces the first piece on step flashing and redirects water away from the siding ideally into a gutter. Unless you re careful step flashing can allow water from the roof to slip behind the gutter and get behind the siding and even the housewrap. 43 is an additional flashing strip that extends beyond the edge of the fascia that is required in some cold climate localities. Step flashing is used to provide a water tight connection where roofing adjoins a vertical juncture.

Without a kickout water will eventually get behind the siding and into the wall where it will wreak havoc for years before you notice any signs of a leak. Install the kickout flashing underneath the first shingle photo 1. At the top tuck metal drip cap flashing under the siding and on top of the second layer of wrap. Add felt if needed before nailing the new wood on and prime the new wood on all four sides before installing it.

If the shingle already has flashing on it the kickout flashing has to slip beneath it and you ll have to loosen or remove siding to do this. The exterior of a house presents plenty of opportunity for leaks. This flashing is typically field fabricated from a sheet of 26 ga. Galvanized sheet metal bent at a 90 degree angle i e.

It can be a pain to side around it but you will fail your inspection if the inspector doesn t see it on your job. A key part of my approach is using a special piece of flashing at this. Install siding on the walls down to the flashing. Cut a small piece of siding that will be placed on top of the previous piece of siding and sits in the roof j channel.

Apply a bead of caulk to the felt and set the window in the caulk. Install kick out flashing kick out flashing prevents water from running down a roof and ending up behind the siding on an adjacent wall. Bent into an l shape. Nail j channel for vinyl or metal siding onto the flashing.

A common problem area is the point where a gutter dies into an adjoining wall as the photo below illustrates. Install the trim just under the drip cap.