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Expert: Tom Petrilli - 11/3/2009


Question
I have inspected a three tab shingle roof installed on my in-laws new Northwest Wisconsin home. There is no 'step flashing' or 'baby tins' installed, at any roof wall intersections. Please let me know your thoughts.

Thank you.

Answer
Fred,
Where a shingle roof  meets a wall or other vertical area there should be step flashing sequentially installed with each shingle course.
Step flashing works by ejecting water with every overlapped course.

In some very rare instances a continuos piece of metal can be used; but this should only be done for distances under two linear feet.

Hope it helps,

Tom  

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Tom Petrilli

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I can answer questions about residential and light commercial roofing. I really enjoy solving complicated problems. My expertise is in shingle, slate and traditional metals (copper, lead, terne, stainless) as well as single ply low slope roofing. I have also installed a considerable amount of synthetic slate.

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I have been a roofer for 21 years, I've owned my own company for the past 13.

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The National Roofing Contractors Assoc and Virginia Association of Roofing Contractors

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I have attended numerous manufacturer training programs as well as sought out experts in specialized work for instruction.

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