Drip Cap Metal Window Flashing

Amerimax c3s 1 5 in x 10 ft unpainted galvanized galvanized steel drip edge.

Drip cap metal window flashing.

Even when a window is properly sealed to prevent water from reaching the sheathing it still makes sense to direct bulk water away from the building. Drip cap aluminum material. Sloped design for good drainage. For a wood window unit drip cap flashing can be installed over the trim piece often called brick molding that comes.

Amerimax home products 8 ft. One leg of the l goes over the window or door brick mold while the other lies behind the siding that will go above. Drip cap is an l shaped flashing that goes over windows and doors after they re installed but before siding is installed to prevent moisture from seeping in from above. Amerimax home products window cap protects doors and windows against water damage.

Thd sku 561932. If you have vinyl or metal flanged windows for instance you can install drip cap flashing 4 the home depot over the window itself or over the top trim piece that you install. That s what metal head flashing is for and when properly tucked behind the housewrap and taped it does a pretty good job. But water can still flow off the sides of the flashing where it soaks the joint where siding meets the casings.

Amerimax home products 1 1 4 in. After years of making repairs to homes with insufficient drip caps where water leaked by the flashing and rotted parts of the wall i started making my own drip caps and installed them and the siding over them to. The type and location of the flashings will vary depending on the type of windows and doors. Kaycan can provide wide range of shapes sizes of natural aluminum galvanized steel accessories to protect any challenging application.

Item 15551 model 5610400120. Window cap 5504900120 the home depot.