Flat Roof To Wall Connection

Retrofitting from above through the roof.

Flat roof to wall connection.

Retrofitting roof to wall connections in masonry houses. Roof sheathing shall be attached in compliance with the florida building code florida statue 553 844 and the hurricane mitigation retrofit manual. Replacement of the existing roof cost is 10 000 00 x 15 1 500 00 this amount is required to be spent on roof to wall connection retrofits. Here is an attempt though maybe not a very good one to make the roof flashing serve also as a through the wall flashing with a tile roof.

There are several ways to gain access to the roof to wall connections in masonry houses. The flat roofing material must go up the wall a minimum of 12 or up the wall and over the top of the wall if the wall is less than 12 high. Of course while reinforcing the roof wall connection is a step in the right direction it doesn t address the connections between the wall plate and studs or between the wall and the foundation. The good news is that just tying roof framing to the wall plate will fix a.

One possible way is to gain access through the eave area which may be exposed or through the soffit which is the flat surface at the eaves that forms a sort of ceiling where the roof overhangs the.