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Good morning everyone, I hope you're having an amazing Friday. We are going to start something called Friday's Failures, items or situations we find during home inspections, from common to rare.

This failure is a common one, many homeowners and home builders are not familiar with kickout flashing, also known as diverter flashing.

Kickout/diverter flashing is a special type of flashing that diverts rainwater away from the cladding and into the gutter. When installed properly, they provide excellent protection against the pe*******on of water into the building envelope.

When the flashing is missing, modified, or improperly installed, the damage that may occur can be expensive and as I come to find out, most home owners insurance won't help with the cost.

Please see the link for additional information, Nick Gromicko with Internachi has a great write up on this topic.

Here is a home in Cedar Lake, Indiana, just an example of what can happen. The last three pictures are examples of proper installation and where to expect kickout flashing. .