Pitch To Flat Roof Transition

Armourfix and armourvalley membranes must be installed and extended 60 90 cm up the main roof underneath the shingles in order to assure a waterproof connection.

Pitch to flat roof transition.

A roof pitch transition is a line in the roof plane that changes pitch. The flat roof already has a slight pitch as it is required by law. Pitch transitions are a common roof detail. Transition flashing installation guide 1.

Measure 1 1 2 from bottom edge of transition flashing. Learn more about the installation of pitch transition trim by watching the short video or reading the transcript below. Install bottom roofing panels first 2. The starter strip and first row of shingles must be applied 25 cm from the bottom of the slope roof or main roof above the slope transition.

Now we re going to look at something that does happen quite often. You ll have a steeper part of your roof turning into a lower slope so there s a steeper pitch up top and a lower pitch on the bottom. We see this quite frequently in log home roofs with porches for example. Various styles of a pitched roof can be built or you can purchase pre manufactured trusses.

We are in the process of having a standing seam metal roof installed. A very important detail is where the flat roof is connecting the pitch roof. Most people view pitching a flat roof as a tedious job. After bottom roofing panels have been installed set one piece of transition flashing down where the top portion non hemmed of the transition flashing lies flat on the upper roof 3.

This is a fairly common roof detail. See the illustration below.