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   panger | Mar 21, 2005 05:27am | #1

   I forgor to mention that there is stucco behind the vinyl siding, with the step flashing behind the stucco.

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   rez | Mar 26, 2005 10:35pm | #2

   Greetings panger,

   This post, in response to your question, will bump the thread through the 'recent discussion' listing again.

   Perhaps it will catch someones attention that can help you with advice.

   Cheers

    

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   seeyou | Mar 27, 2005 12:32am | #3

   Are you going to expose the stucco again or go back over it with vinyl? I don't like to re-use flashings. If I'm re-roofing against stucco, I cut a reglet in the stucco parrallel with the roof and insert my counter flash in it, which saves having stucco repaired. I normally leave the old step flashing under the stucco and go over it with new to keep from damaging the stucco.

   If you're going to re-install vinyl, the vinyl is your counter flashing.

   You're almost as paranoid as the people that're trying to kill me.

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   panger | Mar 30, 2005 04:45am | #4

   greencu,

   Thanks for the answer and thanks to razzman. I am going to re-use the vinyl but don't quite understand what u meant by cutting a reglet parallel to the roof. How does that save re-doing the stucco.

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   seeyou | Mar 30, 2005 02:22pm | #5

   cutting a reglet parallel to the roof. How does that save re-doing the stucco.

   A counter flashing would slip into the reglet and cover the step flashing. That way, you don't have to break open the stucco to get the new steps behind it. If you re-use the vinyl, the vinyl will be the counter flashing and you don't need to repair the stucco.

   Am I missing something?

    I see dumb people.

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   jrnbj | Apr 01, 2005 09:13am | #6

   run your flashing up the stucco that's behind the vinyl; tar or sefl-stick flash it to the stucco; put the vinyl back on...
   but...just for grins, what's the vinyl nailed to?

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   panger | Apr 01, 2005 03:44pm | #7

   1x3 vertical nailing strips 16" O.C.

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   jrnbj | Apr 01, 2005 07:28pm | #8

   what's the starter course (j-channel) nailed to?

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   panger | Apr 06, 2005 06:34am | #9

   its also nailed to the vertical 1x3.

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   AllTrade | Apr 06, 2005 01:29pm | #10

   Hopefully  they ran a 1x3 an inch above the roof line to nail the j- channel to. even if they did not  you just need to get your flashing behind the vinyl.  You don't have to remove the vinyl but it would make  your job of waterproofing a little easier.

   Wherever you have a corner post the flashing detail is a little trickier and more involved so removing it would be advised.

   If they just ran the 1x3 at 16" spaced vertically then you should use a heavy gauged flashing bent in full lengths to span from 1x3 to 1x3 creating a ridgid bridge to flash against. You would install this over your roof felt and against the 1x3's. Then simply continue to flash with step flashing and roofing as manufactor suggests. Provided you do a good job of replacing the sidng ( waterproofing correctly) the siding would basically act as your counter flashing. You do not need to get behind the stucco in your application. If they did run a 1x3 along the roof line to nail there j-channel to then you can just skip the full leangth flashing and proceed to step flashing.

   I myself have learned many tricks to getting flashing behind vinyl and have no problem installing it with  out the removal of siding. I can even get it done right with out removing the corners but its a little tricky. Either way the at least the  j-channel should be removed. Good Luck

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   panger | Apr 07, 2005 06:15am | #11

   Thanks to everyone. So far the homeowner hasn't gotten back after receiving my quote.