Flashing Windows Wood Siding

Install the kickout flashing underneath the first shingle photo 1.

Flashing windows wood siding.

Example flashing steps for a flanged window installed after house wrap. Flashing tape photo 6 is a thick pliable waterproof tape that goes under or over nailing window flanges sill and top flashing and house wrap. At the top of a door or window always direct the sheathing wrap over the head flange or cap flashing. Install the first length of z flashing.

And when those corners. Flush the end of the flashing length with the wall corner and secure the flashing to the framing with an 8d nail at each wall stud. Fold down the house wrap flap and tape diagonal seams with construction tape. Over and beyond the jamb flashing and over the drip cap if installed.

Add felt if needed before nailing the new wood on and prime the new wood on all four sides before installing it. Head jamb the top of a rough opening. Flashing is crucial to a house s weather resistance and long term durability. In this type of installation seal the cap flashing directly to the sheathing with high quality sealant.

Available wherever you buy your windows it s usually sold in a 50 ft. If you re siding right against the window. Install the trim just under the drip cap. 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.

This helps direct water out away from window. Install the jamb flashing. Roll of 4 in wide material. Flashing a water repellant adhesive that s applied over window flanges and sheathing to seal out any potential leaks in or around a window.

Next comes another layer of building wrap installed like the first layer. If you ve added wooden trim around the window the cap flashing goes over the wood trim. Flashing details for windows and doors. Install the head flashing.

If windows and doors are properly protected with splines of felt or flashing tape there is no need to caulk the joints where siding meets the side casings. At the top tuck metal drip cap flashing under the siding and on top of the second layer of wrap. When it comes to flashing siding corners many builders simply use a 1x wood corner. Over window flange and pan flashing and extend above the head flange.

This is where the top of a window unit goes when installing. Apply a bead of caulk to the felt and set the window in the caulk. Then place the top piece of flashing tape over the cap flashing and layer the house wrap over the tape. This collection of articles and videos will help you find the materials and construction details you need for a leak free installation of doors windows siding and more.

Begin at either end of the wall and set the level middle section of the z flashing onto the top edge of the siding panel with the wider flange upward and against the wall framing.