How To Build A Cricket On A Metal Roof

Add counterflashing on top of that another 90 degree metal strip secured to the masonry and extending down over the top of the base flashing.

How to build a cricket on a metal roof. Jun 15 2017 explore anibal carbonell s board roof cricket on pinterest. Building a cricket on an existing chimney. Put metal flashing along the sides of the cricket nailed in place to overlap seams with the roof. Installing a roof cricket.

Simple and old school way to build a roof cricket using a string line. Roof crickets prevent roof leaks chimneys are notorious for leaking and the culprit is almost always the sheet metal flashing. How to properly install a metal cricket on a standing seam roof. Below are some pictures of a roof cricket i installed.

Side view showing how water used to run down this roof and hit the chimney pooling and eventually making its way into the house. 3 4 plywood that extends to the edge of the chimney is installed secured to the horizontal 2 4 ridge and along the roofs edge with screws. When the chimney is at the bottom of a roof slope or has roof sloping into it i always install a cricket. Crickets are the whimsical term for little mini roofs that prevent ice and water buildups on the uphill side of a chimney.

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