Flashings, small sheets of (normally) metal, that are helping direct the water away from the wall cavity, preventing it from entering where you have windows, doors, decks, trim details, etc. These small pieces of bent metal are often overlooked in even very expensive new construction and the builders instead rely on caulk. Caulk might be easy and cheap to apply, but it never really lasts, shown in a very large number of water damaged buildings just because they cut out a small piece of metal that might have cost $10...
Looking over the flashings at Plywood Supply (my cedar siding supplier), and not finding what I wanted/needed, I was happy yesterday to locate a company litterally up the street, Fast Flashings, that can bend my small pieces to protect the house from the dreaded water intrusion.
At some of the neighbring houses, decorative knee braces are a popular and nice addition to the design, but they are rarely supplied with a small flashing (roof) to protect the flat piece that sticks out in the weather. Regardless how these are treated, Cedar, Redwood, Oak, they will eventually start to rot simply because someone decided to skip on the little piece of bent sheet metal, providing the o so neede weather protection.
Anyway, time to run up the street and order my metal now...
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