Roof Valley Design

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Roof valley design.

Intricate roofs have many parts that incorporate several of the basic roof designs such as a gable roof sitting atop a gambrel or variations of the gable valley roof design using one or a variety of different types of roof trusses also see our very detailed diagrams showing the different parts of a roof truss. You can see in our roof valley photo left that there has been a history of. 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. Repairing a valley area on a shingle roof.

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. Most roofers know how to install shingles but many have no clue how to do a valley. Overlap metal roof valley sections by 12 inches and seal the lap with a flexible sealant such as polyurethane or butyl on roofs shallower than 5 12. We may not know how to spell but roofing we know best.

The three methods to shingle a roof valley. When deciding how to shingle a roof valley you will need to consider your materials the climate and the desired look of the roof. We have been in the roofing business for 25 years. Iko recommends that you install architectural shingles with the open valley method for the best roof performance.

Also different architectural styles will use the same type of roof. The materials they use in valleys are inferior.