Dead Valley Roof Cricket. In the mountainous area where i used to live roofs were often completely covered with a bituthane product that sealed onto itself and you could drive nails through and the product would seal around those nails. The roof cricket is normally the same pitch as the rest of the roof but not always.
The biggest problem is roofing contractors make crickets that make a dead valley in the back of the chimney chesney says. Beautifully done dead valley. Another area that could present major issues however with a cricket installed there is no need to worry.
I have a house that is being paid out as a hail claim by the insurer the client house has one dead valley where two valleys meet for around a 3 horizontal section another area where for around 12 a heavy dose of cement was put the bottom of the valley where it meets a stucco wall.
The roof cricket is normally the same pitch as the rest of the roof but not always. Hopefully y all can complete the task hand. Dead valleys occur when two slopes come together in a way that does not allow proper natural drainage or very slow drainage. They don t build the cricket high enough or wide enough with enough pitch so when they put the roof down the valley still dies into the back of the chimney.
