Flashing Shed Dormers

Side-wall flashing for shed dormers. The top corners of a shed dormer are particularly susceptible to leaks. Use tall pieces of sidewall flashing, combined with a lead flashing patch (as shown here) or a patch using a peel-and-stick flashing membrane.

Side-wall flashing for shed dormers. The top corners of a shed dormer are particularly susceptible to leaks. Use tall pieces of sidewall flashing, combined with a lead flashing patch (as shown here) or a patch using a peel-and-stick flashing membrane.

Shed dormers require a continuous strip of flashing along the top of the lower roof plane where it meets the steeper roof plane.

Also, they require sidewall flashings. A critical juncture that often fails is where these two flashings meet. Use taller pieces of step flashing towards the top, so the pieces can be bent over the dormer roof to help keep out snow and wind-blown rain. The top should be protected with lead flashing (old school) or a peel-and-stick flashing membrane

For more information on flashing roofs, visit the JLC Field Guide.

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