How to Shingle a Valley Roof
Shingles and roof lines give a beautiful look to any home, making it appear stylish and elegant. If you have a valley roof, you need to know how to shingle it so it will be free from leaks and damages. Here’s how to shingle your valley roof the right way.
What You’ll Need:
Roof shingles
Roofing cement
Metal snips
Nail gun or hammer
Chalk
Nails
Mineral surface roofing
Ladder
Tin snaps
Safety rope
Procedure:
Use a chalk to make a line and mark the valley. Your line must go 18 inches and 9 inches on the valley’s either side. Position them so they are parallel with the valley.
Get a flashing that’s 18 inches wide, then lay it down at the valley’s middle, using the chalk lines as your guide. Make a mark at the flashing’s end, depending on the angle at your roof’s edge.
Cut the flashing, matching it to your roof line’s angle. Afterwards, nail it down to your roof, positioning the nails just along the flashing’s outer edge.
Get the roofing cement, then spread it across the flashing’s outer edges. This will cover the nails, as well as seal the flashing.
Put down a piece of waterproof roofing material that’s 36-inches wide at the center of and running along the valley. Use chalk to mark the material’s edge along the edge of the roof, the same way you did with the flashing material.
Cut the roofing material’s end, matching it to the edge of the roof. Nail it to the valley as well, positioning the nails this time on the outer edge.
Put down a shingle along one of the valley’s side, but don’t nail it yet. 1/3 of the shingle must cross to the valley’s other side.
Mark the shingle’s top two corners, then measure your marks from the valley. Make a chalk line that’s parallel to the valley, using the measurements from your first shingle.
Create another chalk line set three inches from the either sides of your valley, but don’t place any nails inside the 3-inch line going to the valley.
Use the hammer to nail and secure the first shingle into place, pressing it into the valley.
Lay down a second shingle on the roof’s opposite side, creating an X with the first shingle at the edge of the roof.
Install the rest of the shingles up the valley, making a straight line with the first one you laid before. The chalk line will be your guide. Don’t criss-cross the other shingles.
Mark a new set of chalk lines on the top of the shingle, at least three inches on the valley’s sides.
Add the shingles to your roof, at the aide that’s away from the valley. As you reach the chalk line at the valley, cut the final shingle, then fit it in place. Make sure the shingles don’t cross the chalk line at your valley.
Enhance your valley roof’s look with lovely shingles. They’ll bring a pleasant look to your home. For more information on this article, read how to shingle a roof and as an addition learn how to replace a shingle.