Trex RainEscape® Installation Guide

6. WALL FLASHING FOAM STRIP » Cut a piece of the self-adhesive wall flash the width of the deck. (6A) » Peel release paper from the wall flashing and adhere to edge of decking. (6B) » Push first deck board up against house to compress wall flash. Then secure decking. (6C)

5. TAPE ALL SEAMS » Trim excess trough at seams, keeping overlap so tape will cover the top of the joist and seams. (5A)

5A

TRIM EXCESS TROUGH AT SEAMS, KEEPING OVERLAP

KEEP KNIFE FLAT TO AVOID SLICING INTO TROUGH

6A

CUT WALL FLASHING TO WIDTH

4 '

TAPE

TRIM EXCESS (APPROX. 4 " BACK)

» Using Trex RainEscape tape, tape all seams, joints and perimeter making sure the flashing is taped to the trough. (5B) NOTE: Tape works off of compression and must be pinched between decking and joist to make a tight seal.

6B

FLASHING

5B

TAPE ALL SEAMS ON THE TROUGHS AND DOWNSPOUTS

WALL FLASH

SNAP A CHALK LINE DOWN THE CENTER OF THE JOIST ON TOP OF TAPE TO ENSURE PROPER DECK FASTENING

TROUGH

6C

PUSH AGAINST HOUSE (TAPE WILL COMPRESS)

NOTE: The butyl tape should never be put directly on the board without the trough material or a downspout below it.

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