Because the sun spends its strength there. The rubber and plastic boots that seal vent penetrations embrittle under Valley ultraviolet years before the shingle field around them fails, and the first hard rain finds the crack. It is the most economical leak in roofing when caught at the boot: a detail renewal priced per vent. Left alone, the same crack wets the deck and the insulation until the ceiling files its report.
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