Roofing In Valleys

Closed valleys use the primary roofing material usually shingle or tile to cover the valley and give an appearance of continuity across the roof.

Roofing in valleys.

Open valleys are so defined because the valley line remains uncovered by the primary roofing material. Then starting at the base of the. 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. Only nail at the edges with only enough nails to.

No one of this affirmat. To secure the roof valley flashing nail it down carefully. 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. 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.

Open valleys are protected by a combination of ice and water shield and metal. Closed cut and long island roof valleys. Shingling both a closed cut valley and a long island valley is the same for the first half of the process. There are two main styles.

In this video i show you how i do the valleys on a shingle roof. In a proper open valley application.