How To Roof A Valley With Shingles

Stop nailing 6 inches from the center.

How to roof a valley with shingles.

From this starter shingle continue moving up the valley roof. Shingle the other side of the valley the same way. However these shingles are not run entirely through the valley area but rather the center of the metal valley is left exposed. To shingle out of the valley with laminated shingles lay a shingle down as a gauge and mark the corner at the bottom left and top right of the roof.

Roof one side of the valley running the shingles across it. In this video i show you how i do the valleys on a shingle roof. In addition it is important to avoid nailing the shingles through the valley metal. The next shingle should be directly atop the first one.

Lay one and two tab shingles as you near the valley so full size shingles will run across the valley. In order to shingle this kind of roof valley a roofing professional has to install both roof faces at the same time which is quite slow. The open woven and closed cut methods are demonstrated. Weaving a shingle valley by dunn contracting 727 410 5717 james dunn.

A woven valley shingle installation has other drawbacks including that they are slow to install especially in cold weather and more difficult to repair than the other types. Snap a chalkline 2 to 3 inches past the valley center on the top layer of shingles. Shingles from the other side are run through the valley center line and cut along a line parallel to and 4 cm from the center line. For closed cut valleys shingles on one roof plane are installed through a valley and extended at least 30 cm into the intersecting plane.

Continue until you reach the top edge of the valley roof. Roof installation how to shingle a valley hd by roofrepair101 more about roofing at. This video demonstrates the proper installation technique for installing roofing valleys. Step 6 shingle valley.

Each successive shingle should be then placed with a six inch overlap or until the adhesive strip contacts the bottom of the shingle tabs. Many roofers cut the shingles across because they say it s safer.