Pitch To Flat Roof Transition

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.

Pitch to flat roof transition.

The flat roof already has a slight pitch as it is required by law. Now we re going to look at something that does happen quite often. Most people view pitching a flat roof as a tedious job. A very important detail is where the flat roof is connecting the pitch roof.

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. The roof plane goes from one pitch to a lower pitch. Our 4 12 pitched roof transitions to a flat roof on three sides with two valleys feeding into the flat roof on the corners pls see pic we had the flat roof covered with tpo which runs at least a foot up the sloped roof on the three sides. Measure 1 1 2 from bottom edge of transition flashing.

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. Pitch transitions are a common roof detail. We are in the process of having a standing seam metal roof installed. Various styles of a pitched roof can be built or you can purchase pre manufactured trusses.

Transition flashing installation guide 1. See the illustration below. This is a fairly common roof detail. We see this quite frequently in log home roofs with porches for example.

A roof pitch transition is a line in the roof plane that changes pitch. You will need to ensure that you are in standards with your local building codes and have the permits required.