Repair Summary: Roof damages to valley facing the front of the house on the left side was repaired. We began by ripping out entire valley and shingles on both sides, then we installed an ice/water shield on 18” of each valley side. We were able to reinstall the same metal valley flashing and then installed new shingles that matched the original asphalt shingles perfectly.

This home needed a temporary valley repair. The valley needed fabric and roof cement installed to avoid any further damage to the roof or the home.

Temporary roof repair was done with roof cement and membrane half way up valley 6’ long and 1’ wide.
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.

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