How To Fix A Roof Valley

If you have a roof leak it may well be through the valley.

How to fix a roof valley.

Follow these three preparatory steps to get ready to fix the valley leak. If the ice and water shield is missing then you will have to remove the shingles on both sides along the valley put ice and water shield in place and re shingle the roof. Clear any debris in the roof valley and surrounding area. This video shows the full repair from removing leaded va.

The top joinery of both valleys when they meet on the same plane of roof is shown here. A properly flashed roof valley should have an ice and water shield installed with roofing felt being properly secured over the ice and water. This video shows the traditional and best way to repair a lead valley on a roof. And if they put a second layer of shingles on they brought it up the valley but they didn t replace the valley it s probably leaking and cracking and split.

Step 2 remove the shingles. This is where two parts of the roof join. The shingles on the second layer are then cut ideally creating a clean line down the center of the valley. Check the entire roof valley carefully to locate the source of these problems.

The right thing to do here is to pull a valley basically pull a valley apart and rebuild it. Cut each side of the flashing at the lower end to conform with the corresponding edges of the roof using sheet metal cutters. The roofing nails are fine so long as the lead of the roof valley is intact but once it starts to crack or fracture due to water pressure corrosion or other damage the nail provides a space for water to run into the home. And you can tar it but it s a real stop gap band aid like measure.

This method of lead valley repair is proven to not only be fast and safe wit. As you install roof shingles on the second roof plane you allow them to lap over the valley on top of the first shingles. I have my valley custom made with water trough to help with leaking b. Cut each side at the upper end of the valley to conform with the.