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Homemade Pan Flashing

Protect the subfloor from rot by directing errant water from leaks out and away from the building

by Michael Keyes
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Before placing the jamb, Michael P. Keyes, carpenter and furniture maker in Dawsonville, Maryland, makes a pan flashing with valley-grade aluminum coil stock and a bending brake. 

Watch as Michael makes the flashing for a doorway used in his article, New Sliders in a Day.


From Fine Homebuilding 169
May 1, 2005


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Tools | Exterior Doors | Door Flashing | Metals | Aluminum | Other Tools | Other Hand Tools | Other Materials | Doors
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