Secure the flashing as instructed with nails or roof cement.
													
																	Fitting roof window flashing. 
									
	
		
	
																	This is a video showing the fitting of a velux roof window with instructions. 
																	Roof flashing is a thin material usually galvanized steel that professional roofers use to direct water away from critical areas of the roof wherever the roof plane meets a vertical surface like a wall or a dormer. 
																	Finally fit the flashing above the frame. 
																	Flashing is installed to surround roof features such as vents chimneys and skylights. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	When fitting flashing where a flashing product hasn t previously been installed the mortar will generally need to be removed from brickwork particularly when installing flashing between a wall and a roof above windows and doors and other situations involving brickwork. 
																	When fitting flashings to flat roofs no overlap onto the roof is required as the roof itself will have it s own upstand flashing built into it. 
																	Moving up on to the roof fit the flashing around the frame according to the manufacturer s instructions. 
																	This is a video showing the fitting of a velux roof window with instructions.