Install the second level or gable panels leaving a 1 4 in.
Flashing against panel siding.
J flashing on transitions.
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.
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.
Make sure that the flashing is sloped away from the wall and does not rest flat on the top edge of the panel.
Minimum gap between the bottom of the panel and the z flashing.
The seat dimension 3 8 in corresponds to the siding thickness.
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In this case we ve gone against new construction.
Oftentimes if you re installing in a re roofing situation you re going to be coming up against vinyl siding brick wood.
Remember when installing lp.
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.
Install the first length of 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.
Installing the z trim.
Normally this wall would have a house wrap on it like tyvek.
The flashing can be used over window trim band boards panel intersections and other vertical surfaces.
Whenever your panels butt against windows doors or trim leave a minimum of 3 16 space.
One of the most vulnerable areas for siding is transitions.
The large leg of the metal goes against the wall leaving the seat and face covering the top edge of the siding.
In an existing construction you might have siding whether it be vinyl wood or brick.
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.
This gap should.
Of panel siding install vinyl or coated aluminum z flashing at the top edge of the panel.
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.
