How To Change A Roof Vent Boot

One of the worst feelings for a homeowner is to look at the ceiling and see a wet spot.

How to change a roof vent boot.

In this video i cover installing a roof boot for a vent pipe in a metal roof. Unfortunately that is exactly what happened to us the other day. Vent pipe rubber boot repair. Be sure to like and subscribe in order to help me bring you more helpful videos filled with tips and tricks i ve learned over the years.

Roof boots are built to maintain their water tight seal even in the most extreme weather conditions. Most times roof boots are built into the flashing that covers pipe vents. Our home is 15 years old and the roof has high quality 30 year shingles on it. About 15 30 per boot parts depending on whether you go with the cheapest all rubber or silicone which i do not recommend except inside bathroom kitchen vent hoods or metal cone flashing with rubber boot rim longer lasting especially in heavy snow ice country and also in areas with baking sunshine.

The metal i m using is called crinkle black i purchased all my materials at h. This fits the new boot around the vent pipe properly just a bit higher than the old one and the new boot and piece of jack acts as a skirt over the old one and can be pop riveted on to keep it from lifting off in wind. See other blogs for a proprietary vent flashing repair kit and a repair using a boot flashing with the roof pan trimmed off. They are designed to keep water from entering the building by creating a water tight seal around the pipe.

In simplest terms a new vent pipe boot flashing is slid over the top of the existing one and the top edge of the pan is lapped beneath the overlying shingle course. Plenty more videos t. However over time they will begin to tear and gap.