Open Valley Roof Addition

Snap a chalkline 2 to 3 inches past the valley center on the top layer of shingles.

Open valley roof addition.

Roof valleys are like gutters with a steep pitch but the stakes are higher for valleys than they are for gutters. Closed valleys or open valleys. Some homeowners do not like the look of open valleys while others feel the metal accentuates the roof s shape particularly if copper or painted flashing. Lay one and two tab shingles as you near the valley so full size shingles will run across the valley.

After installing the rafters we still had to extend the porch roof back over the shed roof creating a valley on either side. This metal lining can be made of any. Roof one side of the valley running the shingles across it. For an open valley a sheet of metal usually steel sometimes copper is fastened to the roof deck.

But the stakes are higher for valleys than they are for gutters in a previous video we covered how to flash. To understand what makes a valley either closed or open it is important to understand how a valley is constructed. In this video we ll flash the valley. Open valley shingle installation.

This allows water to fall from the higher slope to the lower slope and prevents it from going under the shingles to the roof deck. The gable roof on the porch addition was framed with a dropped structural ridge supporting the common rafters above. Roof valleys are like gutters with a steep pitch. When compared to a closed valley and open valley adds an additional layer of lining.

Stop nailing 6 inches from the center. An open valley relies on metal flashing for protection. Again choosing the easy way out we opted to build blind valleys aka california valleys where one. There are two common methods for completing the flashing of a valley in a shingle roof system.

Also different architectural styles will use the same type of roof. One of the details that varies between homes is the method of flashing the valley areas of the roof. Shingle the other side of the valley the same way. Roofing shingles are installed then cut and sealed where they overlap the metal channel.

That flashing is left exposed so the roof has visible lines of metal running down the valley. After the underlayment is placed a pre bent metal valley lining is installed. First clean the debris out of the valley including sawdust nails and whatever else is in there.