How To Fix A Roof Valley

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.

How to fix a roof valley.

Start at the upper row of shingles at the upper end of the. And you can tar it but it s a real stop gap band aid like measure. This is where two parts of the roof join. Typical valley flashing is 14 inches wide.

In order to lay the flashing the shingles on the roof will have to be removed. A properly flashed roof valley should have an ice and water shield installed with roofing felt being properly secured over the ice and water. Check the entire roof valley carefully to locate the source of these problems. This video shows the full repair from removing leaded va.

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. The right thing to do here is to pull a valley basically pull a valley apart and rebuild it. Step 2 remove the shingles. Clear any debris in the roof valley and surrounding area.

Measure the width of the sheet metal valley flashing. Follow these three preparatory steps to get ready to fix the valley leak. If you have a roof leak it may well be through the valley. Once the roof valley has begun to leak you will need to cover the valley with flashing in order to prevent a repeat of the problem.