How To Roof A Valley With Dimensional Shingles

Begin to install roof shingles on either roof face.

How to roof a valley with dimensional shingles.

This video demonstrates the proper installation technique for installing roofing valleys. Shingle the other side of the valley the same way. How to lay shingles. I then move the shingle to the uppermost course on the roof plane line up the mark on the shingle with the valley center and again mark the corner.

Snap a chalkline 2 to 3 inches past the valley center on the top layer of shingles. Stop nailing 6 inches from the center. The two pieces should meet neatly at the corners. This is just a dem.

Shingles protect sloping rooftops from the effects of rain snow and hail while providing an attractive crown for the house. 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. Keeping a solid roofing layer of shingles is an important way to avoid water damage and. The lower edge of a tab on a shingle.

When the shingles from one side of the valley are laid across the valley while shingles from the opposite side are trimmed back approximately two inches from the center of the valley. Lay one and two tab shingles as you near the valley so full size shingles will run across the valley. Over driving nails is always a. This is a roofing demonstration of how to install shingles on one side of your roof diy.

Step 6 install valley flashing if you have an open valley install new w shape metal or vinyl valley flashing to fit directly over the old flashing. Roof one side of the valley running the shingles across it. When you reach the valley lay the shingles over the valley and trim the edges to the chalk line. The open woven and closed cut methods are demonstrated.

How to install shingles on a roof step by step. Nail down each valley shingle at least two inches 50 mm back from the chalk line. Drive nails at high points on the underlying roof the bottoms of the shingles.