How to repair valleys on a roof.
Repair where two roofs meet.
Part of a roof s frame a ridge board runs horizontally along the peak of a sloped roof.
Now nail this first flashing at both its far ends.
Then reshingle sliding metal step flashing behind the fascia board the trim behind the gutter.
To transition the eaves the horizontal fascia extends to the last rafter tail and a vertical return finishes the transition.
Remember to caulk the underside of the flashing with a sealant.
The valley flashing laid over the joint where the two roofs meet should overlap the step flashing at least 2 in.
Essentially the spine of a conventional stick framed roof the ridge board is sandwiched between the meeting ends of the roof rafters.
I tried tarring the roof where the pitch change occurs but the leaks came back.
Then it will run down a rafter a ways before dripping down.
Position the flashing between the two roof pitches.
To locate a leak your roofer will get on the.
Sheathing blocking is added along the valley and the sheathing pieced in for both roof planes.
If leaks continue to occur from ice dams consider installing roof edge heating cables.
The old roof was 6 12 pitch and it goes into a 2 12 pitch.
I assume that is where the water gets in.
Slide the right edge of the flashing under the highest roof pitch.
How to repair a leaking roof.
So now i need to do something more drastic.
This should cover the most leak prone areas.
The valleys on many older houses comprise layers of roofing paper which.
Then reshingle sliding metal step flashing behind the fascia board the trim behind the gutter.
If leaks continue to occur from ice dams consider installing roof edge heating cables.
Install valley battens on both ends of the roof valley then attach first flashing 3 4 inches over the roof flange and another 3 4 inches over the fascia if any is present.
Fortunately you can mend minor issues without the help of a professional.
I built an addition to my garage two years ago and i have some serious leaks now.
Roof valleys are troughs that discard runoff water where two sections of sloped roof meet.
The roof is literally at the top of any homeowner s maintenance list and they re subject to lots of wear and tear.
Place the 2 by 4 inch piece of lumber along the center of the flashing.
At the low end of the valley the subfascias of the two roofs are mitered with a block filling in the roof framing.
The ridge is the peak where two sloped roof sections meet.
