Walls Between Roofs

A sidewall is a junction between a wall and a sloped portion of a roof.

Walls between roofs.

A gable roofis a type of roof design wheretwo sides slope downwardtoward the walls and the other two sides include walls that extend from the bottom of the eaves to the peak of the ridge. This is what we typically get in the real world today figure 6. Damaged or improperly installed roof flashing especially around the chimney or dormer is one of the most common causes of roof leaks. To install the roof wall flashing above the builder bent the top edge of the flashing into a 90 degree lip about 2 cm in width.

Continuity of the control layers between roofs and walls is the whole enchilada. Like rain snow sleet wind and hail. The purpose of your home s roof is to protect the entire structure and you from weather. Except where walls are brick the vertical part of the sidewall flashing should extend up behind the exterior wall covering just like with headwalls.

If there were no flashing against these walls water could slowly drip into the crevice between the wall and the roof and potentially into the home. This oversight has been going on for years and costing property owners many thousands of dollars.