Flashing Between Brick And Siding

Actually pictures 1 and 2 are my house without the flashing between the brick and the hardi trim band.

Flashing between brick and siding.

Each time you transition between materials say foundation siding brick windows doors etc. Begin by applying a glue to the back of the siding and pressing it completely. We re building a house down here in georgia and the siding installer didn t put flashing between the brick wall 3 ft tall and hardi siding band above. When it comes to flashing siding corners many builders simply use a 1x wood corner.

Step 1 glue. Should i be concerned. All the other houses have that flashing but he said they didn t need it because the drip edge on the top of the band will prevent water from getting in the brick wall cavity. By the time you take the cost of the extra brick angle iron flashing and shelf on top of the brick compared to framing a return with roof shingles fascia and soffit it won t be much of a difference unless he has a lot of work to do to match up the fascia lines.

You need to make sure each material sheds water over the top of the material below without getting behind or under the materials. There are a lot of options he has. Here are a few materials you will need as well as the steps to follow to help guide you through the process. Pictures 3 and 4 are of another house that has the flashing between the brick and the hardi trim band.

Every house i can find that has a 1 2 brick wall with hardi siding above has flashing between the brick and the hardi trim band. Many architectural concepts feature a combination of brick and siding. This can be a simple thing to fix. Typical brick applications include fireplace boxes and chimneys and several courses.

How to transition from brick to siding. And when those corners start to decay they become. But unlike fiber cement siding wood is almost sure to rot.