Missing step flashing in a home inspection report
Flashing at a roof-to-wall joint is missing. Urgency: Leaks can seriously damage the wall. Fix: Install flashing integrated with the roof and wall drainage layers.
- Meaning
- Flashing at a roof-to-wall joint is missing.
- Urgency in the source
- Leaks can seriously damage the wall.
- Typical fix or next step
- Install flashing integrated with the roof and wall drainage layers.
- Read the source
- PNNL Building America Solution Center, retrieved 2026-11-06
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