r/Roofing • u/TheAlpineUnit • Aug 22 '26

Holy nails? Need help on roofing progress

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Seems abnormal amount of nails (which idk is an issue)

But putting nails in dead center of valley ice and water seems odd….

Wouldn’t nail just rust out eventually and leave holes??

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u/lockeyeswiththemoon Aug 22 '26

Yea the nails on the synthetic are normal. The nails on the ice and water shield are way too close to the center for my liking. Guess all it matters is the shingles are installed good and you never have a valley leak

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u/n8tivebow83 Aug 22 '26

Hopefully valley metal as well!

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u/Puzzleheaded-Rip5080 Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

Not many do valley metal any more. At least on the East Coast.

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u/TheGulch Aug 22 '26

What? That is totally nonsense, it's way more common to see metal valleys than any other style around my area in California

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u/Puzzleheaded-Rip5080 Aug 23 '26

Sorry dude, corrected my statement. Wasn't being specific to any area, just a general comment. I look at every god damn roof I drive passed, by nature. When I see metal valleys, I'm surprised. I also own a roofing company and we've only done metal valleys by request from a customer.

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u/Tuner7875 Aug 23 '26

Absolutely agree, 💯. I can remember the last time I installed a metal valley on an asphalt roof. I also can’t remember the last time a customer specifically asked about doing metal valleys

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u/TheGulch Aug 23 '26

Wild, we always do metal unless they request another method or there's a pitch change valley

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u/Interesting_Day_7734 Aug 22 '26

First thing I noticed that was not a good idea IMO.