Cedar Roof Copper Flashing

Installing copper strips on a shingle roof revised 2019.

Cedar roof copper flashing.

It s also highly durable and has a long life. Cedar shingle on roof using special copper flashings. It is apparent from the modern applications where copper is improperly used as a flashing on cedar roofing that a certain type of erosion occurs that is unique to the metal on cedar roofs flashed with copper. Run the strips under a row of.

Watch this short video first. Installing copper flashing when installing copper flashing on your roof use 6 to 7 inch wide strips of copper sheeting which are available at roofing supply stores. How much spacing should be left between the vertical wall or skylight flashing and the cedar shakes or shingles. Well we don t do much roofing anymore but we are busy with our wood heating business.

Copper roof flashing is also malleable and takes soldering well. It shows installing the copper strip on an existing roof not a. Cop r shield copper wood frame flat shingle flashing and termite shield model 5004390 39 50 roll 39 50 roll. Copper is a popular flashing material with wood roofs although some experts caution against using copper in direct contact with red cedar or its runoff since the soluble tannins in cedar can etch copper and in extreme cases lead to perforation of the flashing within 10 to 20 years see also flashing wall details copper and metal choices for metal roof systems copper.

Acid rain plays no role in the increased degradation of copper flashing on cedar roofs as compared to slate roofs. You will still routinely find copper flashing around chimneys. On the other hand it does discolor into a patina which some homeowners dislike but others favor. Advanced building products 8 in.

A copper strip on each side of the roof will extend the life of asphalt shingles 40 or 50 years. In addition copper flashing and gutters generally should not be used with red cedar shingles as staining will occur although there are some historic examples where very heavy gauge copper was used which outlasted the roof shingles.