How To Roof A Valley With Dimensional Shingles

How to install shingles on a roof step by step.

How to roof a valley with dimensional 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. Begin to install roof shingles on either roof face. The open woven and closed cut methods are demonstrated.

This is just a dem. The two pieces should meet neatly at the corners. There are between 3 5 bundles of shingles per roof square. You can use a straight edge to achieve a straight cut.

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. Roof one side of the valley running the shingles across it. The lower edge of a tab on a shingle. 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.

This is a roofing demonstration of how to install shingles on one side of your roof diy. Stop nailing 6 inches from the center. Shingles protect sloping rooftops from the effects of rain snow and hail while providing an attractive crown for the house. How to lay shingles.

When you reach the valley lay the shingles over the valley and trim the edges to the chalk line. Over driving nails is always a. Keeping a solid roofing layer of shingles is an important way to avoid water damage and. Lay one and two tab shingles as you near the valley so full size shingles will run across the valley.

Shingle the other side of the valley the same way. Drive nails at high points on the underlying roof the bottoms of the shingles. Attach it by driving nails into the outside edges only.