Roofing A Speed Valley

Make sure the valley metal is straight before nailing it.

Roofing a speed valley.

With a closed cut valley there s no need to shingle the two roof planes at the same time. Here s a valley where the roll roofing liner has. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Here is eric s method.

I usually find the middle of valley then move up hill two inches and pop a line parallel to the valley and set the edge of the valley shingle on that line. Iko recommends that you install architectural shingles with the open valley method for the best roof performance. Instructional video on how to install a closed roof valley as part of installing tamko building products heritage series of laminated asphalt shingles. Courtesy of mike roberson.

The valley shingle the one turned sideways almost looks like it is over the valley in one of the pics. Any one have experience with no cut valleys speed valley long island valley or california valley in the north sates such as north iowa to minnesota with steep roofs more like 14 12 the valley i refer to is this htt. Plus cutting the closed cut valley shingles can happen after the rest of the roof is shingled. A california valley is faster than cutting all of the shingles up a valley.

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 is protected from moisture intrusion by a lining. With shingles bedded in cement it can be exported to other states. But in the past and in low end installations roll roofing or a similar material is used.

On a related note the pitch properly the slope of a hip or valley rafter will not be the same as the pitch of the adjacent roof sections. Closed cut valley even if i work toward the valley with three tab shingles cut valleys are faster than woven valleys hands down. This recommendation includes iko s premium shingles. The three methods to shingle a roof valley.

While the slope of the common rafters are expressed as x in 12 the slope of the hip and valley rafter on the same roof will be x in 16 97 so where two roof sections intersect to form a 90 angle a regular hip or valley and each roof. When deciding how to shingle a roof valley you will need to consider your materials the climate and the desired look of the roof. If you re not having any problems i wouldn t worry about it. 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.