I have a 2 story home that I will be attaching a wood/asphalt shingle patio cover to. I am working with a contractor for the framing part and I do not trust how he wants to install the ledger.

He wants to bolt the Ledger right to the stucco and simply apply some roofing cement to seal the stucco to the shingles instead of using any flashing. I have heard everything from cutting a slit 6 inched above the roofline and inserting counter flashing to cutting out the stucco 6 inches above the roof and installing flashing. What is the right way to go about this? Thanks for the quick replies!

You have confirmed what I thought was probably correct. Can You Take Your Driving Test In The Rain Texas. Do I use step flashing to go across the ridge of the roofline? The roof will slant away from the stucco wall where the ledger board is attached and the roof will be open on both ends. I thought step flashing was only for running down a wall against the side of a roof.

I was thinking to use a sheet of flashing across the top rather than step flashing. Also, should I just run a single flashing out the stucco and down the roof a few inches, or should I counter flash to seperate the wall from the roof to allow for expansion/contraction?

Dec 20, 2009 flashing and stucco. Chimney Flashing Installation How-to Guide. Flashing question where eavestrough meets stucco wall? Chadurban: Roofing/Siding: 3.

InspectAPedia tolerates no conflicts of interest. We have no relationship with advertisers, products, or services discussed at this website. Roof-wall flashing detail specifications & SNAFUs: This article illustrates and discusses alternate or rather goofy attempts at roof-wall intersection flashing to prevent leaks & water damage and points out where leak risks may remain. In our page top photo my grandson, Tanner Gilligan points out the white caulk that was installed as a stopgap measure where the builder has installed a bay window into a stuccoed wall without proper roof-wall flashing (red arrow).