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Tower Flashing
| Frequently,
the roofers who install the main church roof simply nail their
flashing onto the sides of the tower base,
rather than putting it behind the siding as it should be. In
such cases we remove the clapboards that intersect with the roof
and nail the flashing to the tower sheathing. The clapboards
close to the roof are subject to greater abuse due to the splashing
of water falling from above, so these will be replaced anew with
stock that has been back primed and end primed with penetrating
primer. These new clapboards will be held a consistent 3/4" up
off the main roof. Furthermore, any points on these clapboards
that are closer than 16" on the front and back, and 6" on
the sides will be attached not with nails but with #8 round head
screws so that the next roofer can flash properly without turning
the siding into hamburger as they are wont to do. Once the roofer
is done, the clapboards may be renailed, and the clapboards touched
up. We leave a sealed jar of paint for this. |
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