Metal Roof Headwall Flashing

The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak.

Metal roof headwall flashing.

Gibraltar end wall flashing can be used with most metal roofing. On metal roofing systems a headwall flashing is designed to hook on the j channel or z channel and extend up behind the wall exterior while in shingle and slate roof the headwall sits on the first layer of roofing and is then covered by the second layer. This color matched flashing also provides a professional finishing touch to your roof. With the end wall flashing in place i use stitch screws to attach it to the z trim and to the gable trim.

While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately. It s very important to make sure that you grab the z channel that s below and make sure that you re in the outside leg of the z channel. Used in conjunction with closure strips or butyl tape it reliably protects against water infiltration. I m going to install one between each panel directly in the center.

Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof. The end wall flashing provides protection where a roof intersects with a vertical wall. The soft aluminum base conforms to most metal roof panels. This flashing provides protection for pipes cables conduits and wires.