Put Aluminum Flashing Over Existing Garage Door

What is aluminum capping.

Put aluminum flashing over existing garage door.

Aluminum capping is also referred to as aluminum cladding and aluminum wrapping. Cut half inch notches into the z flashing on both ends where the flashing bends using the tin snips. Below our next photo shows the extensive rot that ensued. To install the flashing cut pieces of building paper and self adhesive flashing to fit and install them in the correct order bottom sides top around the opening.

This helps ensure water has no chance to seep behind and damage the sheathing. Adding aluminum capping around your garage door will make this one less area of exterior home maintenance you ll need to worry about. A self adhered head flashing strip should be installed across the top of the doorway and over the drip cap vertical leg. The head flashing strip should extend a 6 inch minimum over the top of the side jamb flashing material.

Pan flashing for exterior doors windows rot below a sliding glass door. This allows you to bend the center part of the flashing over the sides of the door to cover the. This aluminum sill for a sliding glass door was installed over the plywood subfloor of the author s new york offices in the 1970 s.