How To Shingle A Valley Existing Roof

Shingle the addition roof letting the new shingles fold through the valley center and onto the old roof deck by at least 1 ft.

How to shingle a valley existing roof.

For a closed valley the roofer will install the shingles onto the roof deck and extend the asphalt shingles through the area where opposing roof planes meet so that the shingles cover or close the valley area. Rip cut the starter strip or starter pieces so that they butt up against the second course of existing shingles and are even with the front edge of the existing roofing. Attach with nails along the top edge of the strip. The next one goes on the low side.

Roof installation how to shingle a valley hd by roofrepair101 more about roofing at. Snap a chalkline 2 to 3 inches past the valley center on the top layer of shingles. You want to lay the shingles from the bottom to the top of the valley. Begin to install roof shingles on either roof face.

No one of this affirmat. Use a starter strip or cut pieces for a starter course. Shingle the other side of the valley the same way. Over driving nails is always a problem but it is especially dangerous in a valley where water collects.

In this video i show you how i do the valleys on a shingle roof. Lift the underlayment out of the way and then lay a 3 ft wide roll of waterproof shingle underlayment in the valley. When you reach the valley lay the shingles over the valley and trim the edges to the chalk line. Nail down each valley shingle at least two inches 50 mm back from the chalk line.

Re lay the shingles you removed from the existing roof. Roof one side of the valley running the shingles across it. Lay one and two tab shingles as you near the valley so full size shingles will run across the valley. Many roofers cut the shingles across because they say it s safer.

Stop nailing 6 inches from the center. Valleys are areas where leaks can more easily occur so they must be done carefully to ensure. Then your first shingle goes on the side you are going to cut. Start by overlapping a starter from both sides of the valley at the bottom.