Patent ID: 8522508

Claim:
A method of constructing a wall assembly having an inner wall with a wall face and a second component spaced outwardly there from, the method comprising the steps of: attaching an upper portion of a flashing support cant member to the wall face of the inner wall; bending the flashing support cant member such that a cant portion of the flashing support cant member adjacent to the upper portion is non-orthogonal to the wall face; bending the flashing support cant member such that a lower portion of the flashing support cant member adjacent to the cant portion is non-orthogonal to the cant portion; attaching the lower portion to the second component; and installing a flashing member onto the flashing support cant member such that at least a portion of the flashing member is juxtaposed to and supported by the cant portion of the flashing support cant member; wherein the bending steps of the flashing support cant member are independent of manipulation of the flashing member.