Please note, this was only temporary and due to expansion and contraction of the shingles the sealant will eventually fail causing roof leaks a permanent solution would be to add metal flashing to the valley when we redo the roof.

The original valley was installed too tight and stretched and ripped with the different weather conditions and now it’s brittle and falling apart.

The valley is located on the right side of the home above the front door. The valley was a flat roof membrane valley. We also found a crack in the brick work 6” on right hand side of window and valley was 4’ away from the window.

We were able to put an ice and water shield underneath the bottom of the front roof above the awning and roof cemented over the top.

Unfortunately, this is only a temorary valley repair and the roof needs to be replaced.

Temporary Solution: To repair the crak and hole in the valley we placed a metal flashing strip and sealed it. We performed a roof tune up. We sealed all missing fasteners and sealed around the vents and stack pipes. We also sealed the counter flashing above the garage. Quote for permanent valley repair solution to follow.

When you do not have proper ventilation there is no where for fresh air to come in, or hot humid air rising in your attic to go. This makes for a very unhealthy roof system. The result is that the roof shingles fail prematurely as the air tries to seep out anywhere it can. This means the air seeps between roof deck boards up under shingles and causes bubbling shingles.
To avoid premature roof shingle wear please ensure you have adequate ventilation.

Another significant impact of improper venting is Ice damming in winter!
Venting maintains uniform roof sheathing temperature, which reduces the likelihood that ice dams will form. Without good ventilation, warm spots form near the eaves that melt snow, which can later re-freeze into a dam. More melting snow can build up behind the ice dam and damage the home.