Roofing In Valleys

Ensure ice and water protector has been installed along the valley first.

Roofing in valleys.

Closed cut and long island roof valleys. Open valleys are protected by a combination of ice and water shield and metal. No one of this affirmat. The valley area of a roof the straight lines formed when two different planes of the roof meet is a critical area that handles a tremendous amount of water run off.

Closed valleys use the primary roofing material usually shingle or tile to cover the valley and give an appearance of continuity across the roof. Valleys are typically found where gable dormer roofs meet the main roof or when a house has angled wings or additions where two roof sections in different planes meet. Many roofers cut the shingles across because they say it s safer. There are two main styles.

In a proper open valley application. In this video i show you how i do the valleys on a shingle roof. Shingling both a closed cut valley and a long island valley is the same for the first half of the process. For the next two shingling methods closed cut and long island valleys i work out of the valley using laminated shingles instead of working toward the valley with three tab shingles.

To secure the roof valley flashing nail it down carefully. Then starting at the base of the.