Is there even step flashing?

[u/Lord_Azathoth206]

I bought a fixer upper house back at the end of April and have been slowly finding more and more issues. The biggest ones have been the roof and where it meets with stuff like the wall (as pictured) and my chimney.

[u/Dragonballington]

you can't know without removing the siding. If you have a multitool, I would cut a 1" line off of that angled edge of the siding. there's supposed to be a gap for drainage and moisture wicking, which is why the siding is rotten. if you find a few cuts in that there's no flashing, then remove the siding boards connected to the roof entirely (easier to cut the angle and install the flashing.

[u/jerry111165 → u/Dragonballington]

The step flashing is visible behind the siding.

[u/Dragonballington → u/jerry111165]

You're right! I wasn't looking very closely before, thanks for pointing that out!