How To Roof Different Roof Transition

This video shows how to install slope transition trim with standing seam panels.

How to roof different roof transition.

A roof pitch transition is a line in the roof plane that changes pitch. See the illustration below. This is a fairly common roof detail. Place the 2 by 4 inch piece of lumber along the center of the flashing.

Position the flashing between the two roof pitches. Pitch transitions are a common roof detail. The video features union s advantage lok ii standing seam roofing panel whic. The following is similar to a membrain that i did on my current home transition it has been dry for 3 winters so far.

After a taking some measurements and doing a bit of ciphering we established that the steepest pitch we could use on the porch roof was 4 in 12. The roof plane goes from one pitch to a lower pitch. Run the sail material to the roofing with several inches to spare use some 6 rolled metal flashing so this is 1 price. We re going to install it over top of the panels that have already been installed on the lower slope.

We see this quite frequently in log home roofs with porches for example. The piece that allows us to join the two different slopes is the pitch transition trim.