Counterflashing

Counterflashing The flashing which is imbedded at its top in a wall or other vertical structure and is lapped down over shingle flashing. Courses Horizontal rows of shingles or tiles.

Counterflashing Substance or material used at the top of a chimney at the roof to inhibit the development of moisture and to protect the metal with one end embedded in the masonry and the other edge overlapping the roof flashing.

Counterflashing: formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe, rooftop unit or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.

Counterflashing: Formed metal sheeting secured to walls, curbs, or other surfaces, for use in protecting the top edge of base flashings from exposure to weather.

Counterflashing " A metal flashing usually used to cover another flashing and prevent moisture entry.

Counterflashing That portion of the flashing attached to a vertical surface to prevent water from migrating behind the base flashing.

COUNTERFLASHING: A strip of sheet metal, often built into masonry and turned down over other flashing; used to prevent water from entering the joints and the exposed upturned edges of base flashing on a roof.

Counterflashing A flashing usually used on chimneys at the roofline to cover shingle flashing and to prevent moisture entry. Counterflashing ...

Counterflashing - An inverted L shaped metal strip built into a wall to overlap base flashing and make a roof or wall watertight.

Counterflashing - A flashing used under the regular flashing. Course - A row of shingles or roll roofing running the length of the roof. Parallel layers of building materials such as bricks, or siding laid up horizontally.

COUNTERFLASHING: A flashing used under the regular flashing. COURSE: A continuous row of stone or brick of uniform height. COURT: An open space surrounded partly or entirely by a building.

Skirt flashing: a formed metal counterflashing secured under a mechanical unit or skylight to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.

counterflashing shields the upper edges of the base flashing.gravel stopA flanged device, frequently metallic, designed to prevent loose aggregate from washing off the roof and to provide a continuous finished edge for the roofing.

counterflashings strips of metal used to prevent water from entering the top edge of the vertical side of a roof flashing allows expansion and contraction without danger of breaking the ...

A groove in the vertical wall adjacent to a roof surface, above the top of base flashing into which the metal counterflashing is placed and rigidly held in place; it is either formed in concrete or consists of a metal insert, ...

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