Flashing assembly comprising a top flashing arrangement, a roof element system comprising such a flashing assembly, and a method of manufacturing a flashing assembly
AssigneeVKR Holding A/S
InventorsJAN BRIX SVENDSEN, KRISTIAN STRAND GRØNBÆK
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Abstract
A flashing assembly comprising a top flashing arrangement, a roof element system comprising such a flashing assembly, and a method of manufacturing a flashing assembly. In the flashing assembly (11), a top flashing arrangement comprises at least one pair of an inner top flashing element (111) and an outer top flashing element (112), and each inner top flashing element (111) and the associated outer top flashing element (112) are configured to be interconnected in a telescopic joint (115).
Claims20
A flashing assembly for a roof element configured for mounting in a sloped roof structure defining a slope direction and comprising a frame having a top frame member and a bottom frame member both extending horizontally in a mounted state of the roof element in a width direction, and two side frame members extending in the slope direction in the mounted state of the roof element, said flashing assembly comprising a top flashing arrangement configured for extending along the top frame member in the mounted state of the flashing assembly,
- the top flashing arrangement comprises at least one pair of an inner top flashing element and an outer top flashing element, and
- that each inner top flashing element and an associated outer top flashing element are configured to be interconnected in a telescopic joint.
A method of manufacturing a flashing assembly for a roof element configured for mounting in a sloped roof structure defining a slope direction and comprising a frame having a top frame member and a bottom frame member both extending horizontally in the mounted state of the roof element in a width direction, and two side frame members extending in the slope direction in the mounted state of the roof element, said flashing assembly comprising a top flashing arrangement configured for extending along the top frame member in the mounted state of the flashing assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing the top flashing assembly with at least one pair of an inner top flashing element and an outer top flashing element, and that each inner top flashing element and an associated outer top flashing element are configured to be interconnected in a telescopic joint;
- forming the inner top flashing element from a piece of sheet metal material, and forming the outer top flashing element from a separate piece of sheet metal material, the inner top flashing element and the outer top flashing element being supplied in a detached state and configured to be connected in the mounted state by overlapping the inner top flashing element by the outer top flashing element.
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