Flashing is the term used for the thin stripes of metal or rubberized material installed in roof areas where the continuity of the roof is broken, such as the area around skylights and chimneys or in roof valleys and they serve the purpose of reinforcing and weatherproofing those areas.
The flashing is usually nailed or fixed on the roof with caulk or other adhesive material, which also means that each stripe of flashing material is meant to be installed in one specific place and only one time. Many homeowners try to salvage roof components from the old structure, not only flashing stripes, but other materials, too. However, they are likely to be in for some very unpleasant surprises when they find that their efforts were pointless, the re-used materials, including the flashing stripes cannot be installed again or, even worse, they are installed, but they don’t seal properly and the brand-new roof starts leaking.
To sum it up, your new roof can serve you well only if all the metal roofing Orlando building materials are new, if all the components, including the flashing, are customized to fit the features of the new roof and have not been previously cut and punctured to fit somewhere else.
First Seen right here: Should Flashing Be Replaced with A New Roof?
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