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My contractor said theres 2 problems. He said metal studs is hard to nail too, and you would have to nail the step flash high; so he would not be able to put blocking up without taking the hardie board up and the brown belly band(trim). He said he's coming tommorrow to double check that they...

I will present ideas to my contractor when he shows up. He said the top half is the hard part. It's not hardie plank but 2 large sheets of hardie board and the brown trim piece. I will present these solutions to him when I see him face to face. By the way I have a good picture of why step...

My contractor is going to send his roofer out next week to take a look to see if step can be put over the L flashing. I had too other roofing companies come out to look at the job. Both said they probably wouldn't touch it because its a new roof and It might invalidate the contractors...

Yes thats correct. He left the siding in place, and on the right side there is a hole from the original roof, he covered it with tyvek. Above the new roof he just chalked a 3" line and cut a hole following the new roof with a grinder with diamond blade. Thanks Willing

Hey guys I'm assuming that where the original roof was it had blocks. Also it's a 2 story house so I don't believe its accessable from the attic. What do you think about putting the step over the L flashing. I know its not proper but even if its 50% better I would have more of a piece of mind...

I talked to him today. He said the reason he did not use step is the tight space and also there is no blocking behind. He used the metal studs as blocking. He said the previous roof had blocking built into the studs as new construction. I told him maybe we can step flash over the continuous...

Joe caption your right. Also thats not counter flashing, that IS the flashing. Thousands of these half to 1 million homes are made with no sheathing behind the hardie plank, hardie board. Also If I do have hire someone else to finish the job correctly, does the whole roof need to come off...

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I agree with all of you 100%. I'm just trying to figure out a solution. This contractor was highly recomended by a good friend of mine. Turns out this contractor knows people I know.(Thats what happens when you live on an island.) The original contract called for him to build to plan. The plan...

Yes the soffit has vent holes in everyone. What will happen if they leave the track flashing? Should kickout flashing be used also? Also there is no sheathing behind the hardieplank, that is how all the new homes in hawaii are made. A home like this goes just short of a million bucks...

Here is some pics. Aside from the top piece looks like he used 2 long pieces. On the right side its caulked with geocel as well as the left. I'm assuming the L flashing must be 6in.

I will try to take pics tommorrow. Thanks

I recently enlarged my existing covered patio. My contractor demoed my existing one. My new patio is 16 x 24. It has a gable roof. I noticed he did not use step flashing. He chalked a line 3in from the roof line and then used a grinder with diamond blade and cut through the hardie plank/board...