Asphalt · Trinity, FL · September 2025
Closed-cut valleys, hips, and new pipe boots
Michelle B. · Pasco County
The problem
The last roof used three-tab in the valleys and original boots from the 2000s. Valleys are where Trinity’s afternoon cells dump water. Michelle had interior staining below a valley, not a mystery leak in the field.
What we did
Tear-off, ice-and-water in every valley, closed-cut architectural, new boots on every stack. Hips woven so the shadow line is even. The photo is the valley and the hip — that is the work that keeps the drywall dry.
The result
Staining stopped. Valleys take the water. Boots are new. Michelle can see every hip from the backyard, which is why we shoot the details.
Complexities on this job
- Valleys do the draining. Open metal vs closed-cut is a spec choice, not a default
- Pipe boots fail before shingles do. We replace them; we do not caulk the old ones
- Hip and valley on the same plane. Fastening has to be in the strip, not the sealant
- HOA in Trinity. Clean lines, consistent color, no leftover scraps on the lawn
