Install the sill pan flashing.
Install window flashing siding.
Install the trim just under the drip cap.
Use an old rag to remove any dirt or debris that may be there.
Run the tape over the jamb.
It s important to cover all sides top bottom and corners.
Building paper and window flashing photo 3.
Install the flashing under the window level and tack the new window in place then cut a piece of aluminum flashing to width so it extends from the new window to overlap the nailing hem of the siding below.
Then cut the center section to fit.
How is window flashing installed.
Instruction on how to install exterior 2x4 trim around a new or old window.
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The flashing will be wrapped over the rough opening of the window which is what will be covered eventually by siding.
A when installing sill pan flashing or the flashing at the bottom of the window you.
Slide the top edge under the window fin then nail off the fin with roofing nails.
Attach the flashing tape above the window and then slip the drip cap into the siding and attach to the tape.
This should be installed in a bed of caulking on the window frame before the wrb taped to the sheathing and then lapped by the wrb.
Cut the drip cap to the correct size for your window.
Start by nailing the corners in place under the house wrap at the sides and over the house wrap below photo 4.
Cut the corner tape at 45 degree angles to allow for folding over and so the seam is completely flush with the window.
Apply a bead of caulk to the felt and set the window in the caulk.
Using a pry bar you will need to remove a layer of siding from above the window you want to install the drip cap on.
Next comes another layer of building wrap installed like the first layer.
Cut back wrb weather resistive barrier a your wrb should be wrapped over the rough opening of the window.
Lap the flashing tape 2.
The flashing is easy to cut with tin snips.
At the top tuck metal drip cap flashing under the siding and on top of the second layer of wrap.
