Remember when installing lp.
Flashing against panel siding.
Installing the z trim.
This gap should.
The large leg of the metal goes against the wall leaving the seat and face covering the top edge of the siding.
Minimum gap between the bottom of the panel and the z flashing.
The solution to rotting sidewalls is a small piece of bent metal called a kickout flashing at roofing suppliers which simply directs all that water away from the wall.
Oftentimes if you re installing in a re roofing situation you re going to be coming up against vinyl siding brick wood.
Normally this wall would have a house wrap on it like tyvek.
One of the most vulnerable areas for siding is transitions.
Even if the roof has been properly flashed against the sidewall this one hasn t water can still run down the side of the house and behind the siding causing rot.
Of panel siding install vinyl or coated aluminum z flashing at the top edge of the panel.
Install the second level or gable panels leaving a 1 4 in.
The flashing can be used over window trim band boards panel intersections and other vertical surfaces.
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.
There you have a z trim and an end wall flashing that have been joined using a stitch screw.
Galvanized steel z flashing is made from 28 gauge galvanized steel.
Install the first length of z flashing.
In an existing construction you might have siding whether it be vinyl wood or brick.
The seat dimension 3 8 in corresponds to the siding thickness.
Whenever your panels butt against windows doors or trim leave a minimum of 3 16 space.
To view more details about our metal flashings you can contact a corrugated metals representative at 1 800 621 5617.
In those instances the best thing to do is remove the siding and run the flashing up against the wall and replace the siding so that you have a watertight finish.
It is used to protect the horizontal joints between sheets of siding from water infiltration.
When nailing the rest of your lp smartside panel siding make sure you space your nails no more than 6 inches apart from the panel edges around the perimeter and no more than 12 apart at the intermediate stud supports.
Make sure that the flashing is sloped away from the wall and does not rest flat on the top edge of the panel.
J flashing on transitions.
