Zinc flashing strips: for a durable waterproof roof
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Good waterproofing is one of the essential properties of a roof. For it to be perfectly insured, it often requires the installation of flashing strips. The latter can be made of several materials but zinc brings together all the qualities that can be of a strip of flashing. In addition to being anti corrosive, aesthetic and durable, zinc flashing strips are also recyclable.
What are flashing strips for?
As you can see, flashing strips are used to ensure the waterproofing of your roof. Concretely, a flashing strip joins two elements of your roof and ensures its tightness. Thus, a strip of flashing will allow rainwater to flow to the gutters instead of seeping into the gaps of your construction. If flashing strips are not the first roofing element to come to mind, they are used and highly recommended by any good roofer.
RHEINZINK: quality and aesthetics
For more than 40 years, RHEINZINK has been offering high-quality zinc gutters and accessories. The German brand recently marketed a new product of great efficiency: the zinc flashing strip with lead bib. Due to its high reliability and high resistance to corrosion, zinc ensures a very good seal, protects timber while offering a beautiful aesthetic rendering. Very flexible, the lead bib easily adapts to tiles or slates while ensuring the proper evacuation of water. The service life of zinc is approximately 30 years and the sealing provided by the lead bib is perfect. In addition, the RHEINZINK zinc flashing strip with lead strip is easy to install.
How to install RHEINZINK flashing strips with lead bib?
First you need to put the lead bib on your tiles or siding, then the zinc part against your wall. Then drill your flashing strip so that you can insert three heat nails per meter of flashing (each strip measuring 2 meters long). Note that zinc flashing strips with lead flashing should overlap 5cm in the direction of the slope. To complete the installation and ensure a perfect seal, add sealant in the gaps.
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