What is a roof valley and how do you keep it watertight?
Whether a roof valley stays watertight depends above all on a correctly shaped drainage path, not on the appearance of the visible strip alone. The building owner and the contractor should jointly check that the width and shape of the flashing match the catchment area, the roof pitch and the ease of clearing debris. Support, continuity of the underlay and the way sheets terminate at the valley are equally important. This article explains these relationships and the consequences of narrowing the detail too tightly for water flow.









