Start with the opening designer notes of the issued Section 07 60 00 and confirm that the roof and wall details show every flashing, gutter, downspout, coping, fascia, and expansion joint the notes list, and that the drawings and the SMACNA 1793 references kept in the section do not conflict or repeat. Then check that the sheet metal kept for exposed items suits the site’s climate and severity class, that dissimilar metals are separated, that roof edge and coping details meet the wind uplift paragraph where the roofing section requires it, and that items the notes send elsewhere, such as through-wall flashing and louvers, are in the sections the project uses.
Assemble the review package
Gather the roof plan with drains, scuppers, gutters, downspouts, crickets, curbs, and roof expansion joints, the roof edge, parapet, coping, gravel stop, and fascia details, the base flashing, counterflashing, and reglet details at walls and curbs, the wall sections and the window, louver, storefront, and curtain wall sill details, the building expansion joint details at walls, floors, ceilings, roof, and parapets, the plumbing roof drain and vent plans and the civil storm connections, the mechanical roof plan with equipment supports, the design analysis with the climate zone and environmental severity classification, the energy documents for cool roof requirements, and the issued Section 07 60 00 with the roofing section, the wall system sections that carry through-wall flashing, and Section 07 92 00. Follow one roof edge from the gutter or scupper to the downspout termination, and one parapet from the base flashing to the coping, before assuming the others match.
WBDG publishes UFGS 07 60 00: Flashing and Sheet Metal as a public guide-specification reference (accessed November 3, 2026). Use your project’s issued specification and amendments for the actual comparison; the guide specification does not automatically govern your project. The checklist below is an original suggested review workflow, not a reproduction of the UFGS requirements.
Eight checks to run against the issued set
Use one record per location or system. The CSV contains the same eight prompts plus fields for source revisions, observed evidence, the review owner, the decision, and closure references.
| Check | Sources to compare | Question to resolve |
|---|---|---|
| What the drawings must show | Opening designer notes on drawings and SMACNA 1793 + roof plan + edge, parapet, and wall details | Does the set show the extent and slope of any sheet metal roofing, the roof drain, base, counter, valley, and eave flashings, fascia, drip edges, and trim, gutters and downspouts, and expansion joint details with isometrics at intersections, and are the SMACNA 1793 references deleted where the drawings already detail the item, as the note asks? |
| Sheet metal choice by item | Materials article and its designer notes + Exposed Sheet Metal Items, Drainage, and the individual metal articles + Table I + design analysis | Is one metal used for all exposed items, as the Exposed Sheet Metal Items article requires, does the choice follow the notes for humid, salt-laden, or corrosive sites, is copper kept off items that drain over masonry, stone, or other metal, and are the metal articles and Table I rows not used deleted? |
| Gutters, downspouts, and scuppers | Gutters, Downspouts, Terminations, Scuppers, Conductor Heads, and Splash Pans articles + Table I note on gutter size + roof plan + elevations + plumbing and civil drawings | Are gutter shapes and sizes, outlets, downspout locations, and the support option chosen shown on the drawings, as the articles expect, does each downspout end at a drainage connection, splash block, or splash pan that is drawn, are scuppers and conductor heads located, and for larger commercial gutters, is the gauge taken from SMACNA 1793, as the Table I note directs? |
| Base flashing, counterflashing, and reglets | Base Flashing, Counterflashing, Metal Reglets, Caulked Reglets, Friction Reglets, and Polyvinyl Chloride Reglets articles and their designer notes + parapet, wall, and curb details + roofing section | Does each wall and curb detail show a base flashing the roofing allows, since the notes keep metal base flashing off built-up roofs, a counterflashing and reglet type kept in the section, and the two-piece counterflashing option where masonry or veneer must survive future reroofing, and are PVC reglets limited to temporary construction? |
| Roof edges, copings, and wind uplift | Additional Wind Uplift Requirements, Gravel Stops and Fascia, Edge Strip, Metal Drip Edges, Eave Flashing, Gutters designer note, and Copings articles + roof edge and parapet details + roofing section | Where the roofing section requires ANSI/SPRI/FM 4435/ES-1, is the wind uplift paragraph kept and do the edge, fascia, and coping details follow it, is the gravel stop upstand omitted only on smooth-surfaced roofs, as its note allows, is eave flashing detailed where gutters are left off because of ice, and does the coping detail name its metal, since the Copings article defaults to copper unless the drawings say otherwise? |
| Expansion joints and thermal movement | Expansion and Contraction, Expansion Joints, Roof Expansion Joints, and Floor and Wall Expansion Joints articles and their designer notes + Table II + building expansion joint details | Do the drawings detail each building expansion joint at walls, ceilings, floors, roof, and parapets, inside and out, with isometrics where joints meet, as the note asks, does the roof expansion joint detail show the curb, base flashing, counterflashing, and cover the article describes, and are the expansion joints in long sheet metal runs located? |
| Penetrations, drains, and wall openings | Flashing for Roof Drains, Flashing at Roof Penetrations and Equipment Supports, Single Pipe Vents, Open Valley Flashing, Stepped Flashing, and Flashing at Wall Openings articles + roof plan + plumbing and mechanical roof plans + window, louver, and storefront sill details | Is every pipe, duct, conduit, equipment support, and guy wire anchor on the roof plan given a flashing, with the blank naming the section for goosenecks, rain hoods, and power ventilators filled in, is the lead sleeve or its alternative chosen for vents, and do the window, louver, storefront, and curtain wall sill details show pan flashing with end and rear dams? |
| Dissimilar metals, finish, and quality control | Protection from Contact with Dissimilar Materials, Fasteners, Finishes, Warranty on Finishes, Cool Roof Finishes, and Field Quality Control articles + details + energy documents | Are separations or coatings shown where aluminum, copper, or galvanized items meet other metals, masonry, concrete, or wet wood, are fasteners the same or a compatible metal, with stainless steel at humid or corrosive sites, is the finish warranty term chosen with field painting limited to touch-up, is the cool roof paragraph kept or deleted for the climate zone, and is the quality control plan kept where the roofing section does not already cover it? |
Worked example: a coping with no named metal and a gutter with no downspouts
Illustrative example: a two-story administration building with a low-slope membrane roof and brick parapets has a prefinished aluminum gutter along one eave, scuppers through the parapet on the other side, and a building expansion joint between the original wing and an addition. The parapet detail shows a metal coping without naming a material, so the Copings article’s copper default would apply even though copper would drain over the brick, the gutter outlets appear on the roof plan with no downspouts or terminations on the elevations, the expansion joint is detailed at the roof but not where it crosses the parapet and wall, and the issued Section 07 60 00 keeps every metal article and the full Table I.
Ask the architect to name the coping metal on the parapet detail, choosing one that will not stain the brick, to delete the unused metal articles and Table I rows, to show a downspout and termination at each gutter outlet, and to add expansion joint details at the parapet and wall with an isometric where the joint turns. Confirm with the roofing section whether the edge and coping details must meet the ES-1 wind uplift requirement, and whether the scuppers need conductor heads.
Avoid a false conflict
Section 07 60 00 covers field-fabricated sheet metal that works with the roofing and walls. Through-wall flashing is specified in the wall system sections, such as unit masonry, preformed and factory-fabricated metal roofing in its own Division 07 sections, such as 07 41 13 and 07 61 14, and gravity roof ventilators, roof scuttles, and louvers elsewhere, while the roofing section governs membrane base flashing and the roof warranty that these sheet metal items become part of, so check those before calling a requirement missing. Valley flashing for asphalt shingle roofs is specified in Section 07 31 13, and the notes warn that the section needs extensive editing to stay compatible with a single-ply roof. The weights and thicknesses in Table I are minimums for light commercial and residential uses that the notes tell designers to compare with SMACNA 1793 and the NRCA manual; confirm the editions and the edge securement standard your project invokes with the architect and the roofing consultant.
When requirements disagree, follow the project’s document-control and clarification process. Do not assume that drawings always override specifications, or the reverse. Identify the exact sources and request an authorized decision.
Close the issue across the affected documents
Record the location or tag, drawing and specification references, issue dates, observed difference, and the decision needed. Assign an owner and keep the item open until the response identifies the governing requirement. Check the revised drawings and specification references together; a response email alone may leave the issued package inconsistent.
For the overall process, use the guide to drawing and specification conflicts. Mark an inapplicable checklist row with a reason, and distinguish a verified correction from a question that still needs design information.
Where Groundbook fits
Groundbook’s drawing and specification review helps investigate potential disagreements in the documents you supply. Include the relevant specification sections and drawing references, then verify the cited evidence with the responsible reviewers before acting on a finding.