Metal roof and hardieplank siding...

[allbread]

I recently had a double standing seam acrylic coated galvalume roof installed on my new house. There were a couple hiccups during the installation but aside from a minor leak around a skylight everything seems to have come out okay.

Inspecting the roof yesterday I noticed that the roofers had cut beneath the hardieplank siding to slide the metal beneath. I understand that this was to keep rain from getting into the wall under the siding but there is a gap left between the metal and the hardieplank leaving the bottom edge of the siding exposed...

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Might this present any future problems - water, pests, etc, and if so what would be the best way to remedy it?

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[allbread]

Hopefully that picture uploads - just in case here it is as a linked file...

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[Jim Katen]

That gap is required and it should be 2" high. It'd be a good idea to paint the cut edges of the siding.

[hausdok]

Yep,

2-inch minimum. Anyone else see the location of that B-vent coming through that roof and say to yourself, "Ahem!"?

[allbread]

Should it not have been in the middle of a rib?

I guess I should clarify - that vent was present in the previous roof so I guess my roofer just chose not to move it...

[Nolan Kienitz]

Lack of kickout on old roof has allowed for water stain on veneer below the roof.

[Tom Raymond]

Should it not have been in the middle of a rib?

I guess I should clarify - that vent was present in the previous roof so I guess my roofer just chose not to move it...

It's too short, and too close to the window.