Hello, I had water leaking into the house where a flat roof meets up to the side of the house. I removed a few rows of the vinyl siding (and the molded styrofoam behind it) to reveal the flashing. I found that a nail had backed itself out and pushed the flashing away from the side of the house. I was able to correct the issue and nail the flashing flat against the side of the house again, but [B]I'm trying to figure out if the flashing was installed correctly from the beginning. Is it ok to leave this way?[/B]. By the looks of it, nothing is really sealing the flashing against the side of the house. It's nailed flat now but I feel like water could still drip behind it if it makes its way behind the siding and styrofoam. I added a piece of duct tape for now over the seam of the flashing and the side of the house just for peace of mind. Attached is a picture, any help is appreciated. Thank you.

Hi Everyone, Im new here but long time information finder on do it yourself! Thanks to all that help! My home is a 19 year old tri level in Castle Rock CO. The roof was re shingled about 10 months ago. There are no soffit vents anywhere on the house. There are gable vents and air-hawk vents and roofer installed small sections of ridge vents over the two main parts of the house. I wish I studied up on venting before the roof went on! Also there hasn't been any ice dams or icicles in the 5 years I have lived here. Im focusing my limited time, expertise, and patience on the cathedral 2nd level of the tri level at the moment. The living space is 30' x 15'. The back of the house faces south and that is where the kitchen is located. It definitely could be more comfortable in the summer. There is a Gable vent that is on the west side (looks like there is a small attic cavity), 2 air-hawk upper vents as well as a small strip of ridge vent that the roofer installed. As I have been reading more, I know it probably short circuits itself but right now my attention is on adding soffit vents. There is no access to this area. I did add one vent but couldn't insert a plastic baffle because of the nails coming through the deck. There are fiberglass batts installed. I inserted about 10 pieces of 1 inch pvc pipe 30" long into the 24" spcace and feels like there is a small cavity at the end of the pipe. Not sure if it opens up a little bit or if the fiberglass is compressed. Im sure pipe isnt the recommended way but it was easy. Open to suggestions on the next vent. Im basically looking to improve my ventilation without doing any heavy duty construction. Thanks so much for the help in advance! So here are a few questions before I continue: Do ceiling angles and roof angles differ sometimes to create an attic cavity in a cathedral ceiling? Do I need a soffit vent between every rafter? Do I need as many soffit vents on the north side as it is not as hot there? Is there a better way/material to use as a baffle to get air into the attic? Am I on the right track or way off? haha :) Thanks everyone! jay [ATTACH]12012[/ATTACH][ATTACH]12011[/ATTACH]