What Is Cornice Flashing

A cornice is a decorative yet functional molding that crowns a building. Its main function is to throw rainwater away from building’s walls while featuring a decorative design. In residential buildings, this function is handled by projecting gable ends, roof eaves, and gutters.

What is the purpose of cornice?

cornice, in architecture, the decorated projection at the top of a wall provided to protect the wall face or to ornament and finish the eaves. The term is used as well for any projecting element that crowns an architectural feature, such as a doorway.

What is a cornice on a roof?

Cornice is just a fancy word for the eaves detail at the edge of a building where the roof meets the walls, and on most houses, it includes the soffit and the fascia. With a crown-molding cornice, a decorative layer of crown molding is added to the fascia, and the roof extends to meet the upper corner of the crown.

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