Always up to no good... that dirty old Pullstart fella.

[Pullstart 62,783]

Woo hoo, I get to play with the winders today!  Part of doing things, is figuring why the last guy did such a shoddy job.  There wasn’t any flashing between the dormer wall and roof line, so before a bit of house wrap goes on I made this piece up.  It’ll help shed water the correct way!

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,266]

Nice work sir.

 

Trina and I are quite often finding things about the way this house was finished that are questionable to say the least.

Good that someone caught that and you are fixing it.

[WHNJ701 4,165]

must be that time of year, I just ordered 15 replacement windows for the house.  i never did windows before.

[Pullstart 62,783]

I watched one professional (hung over) crew do one window in my old house, then after I fixed what I payed them to do... proceeded to do the rest.  Basic rules apply.  Make water shed, make gaps sealed.  

[WHNJ701 4,165]

the price I got to replace  15 windows included $5500 just in labor!

[Tractorhead 9,064]

I would preferr a bit Sealant (neutal Silicone)

to make a Water barrier between Wood and Metall.

Wood has the ability to suck Water, called capillar effect.

 

Just as suggestion.

[WHX?? 48,763]

I'll see your windows guys and raise you a seal coat job!   25 buckets of the stuff.

[953 nut 55,065]

1 hour ago, Tractorhead said:

Wood has the ability to suck Water, called capillar effect.

              Are those dormers functional or decorative?   If you don't need them then get rid of them!

Water will accept the path of least resistance. Seal the siding from the top down and allow room at the bottom for water/ice/snow to keep from backing up under the siding. Snow accumulation on the roof and melting along the dormer edge will find a way in if you let it.

You need step flashing over each shingle and up the wall at least twelve inches all the way up the sides of the dormer. Keep the lower "J" Channel up 1 1/2" or more off the roof. I would run the metal flashing on the front all the way up under the window flange.   

[pfrederi 17,663]

12 minutes ago, WHX24 said:

I'll see your windows guys and raise you a seal coat job!   25 buckets of the stuff.

 

 

I assume you do not use V bar chains on your plow tractor

[WHX?? 48,763]

I would get read the riot act I did Paul. I do run double links on the 520 but they don't do much damage unless you spin alot. This winter going to try rubber chains. 

[Pullstart 62,783]

They’re both in!  I need to follow with some tape and finish the water shed.  They are functional so will need to stay, but I’ll do my darndest to make ‘em work for me and not against me!

 

 

[WHX?? 48,763]

Hey Kev you get Mrs P to help you with your projects? 

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

Flashing is so easy even a .....well its easy!  

And material so cheap . I roofed right out of high school and put on a lot of roofs!  I couldn't imagine not using flashing you couldn't put on enough roofing cement to prevent it from leaking. Looks good!

[Pullstart 62,783]

37 minutes ago, WHX24 said:

Hey Kev you get Mrs P to help you with your projects? 

 

Yeah, she helped!  Took the kids to the lake!

[Pullstart 62,783]

@jabelman keeping the water shed in mind...  the house wrap gets tucked into the side openings and nailed or stapled in place.  The top gets slit a couple inches up and left long... then tracked out of the way.  That was done last night.  Today, I trimmed the to flap to expose some of the nailing strip but still have the ability to shed water.  I prefer to seal the bottom from the inside, tape the sides, then the top of the window.  A couple nails on the ends of the tape help to keep everything in place while I press all the tape firmly.  All of this sheds water, but also gives it a place to go in the event it does get in.  I’m sure there are plenty of videos how to do this, in much more detail.

 

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

It all looks correct! Should be fine!

[Pullstart 62,783]

Backing up a bit, here’s the top flap detail...

[Pullstart 62,783]

Finished before the storms hit!  

 

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

11 minutes ago, pullstart said:

Finished before the storms hit!  

 

And you didnt fall off the roof!!