Putting Roof Vent Boot On Curved Cement Tile Roof

This is the conclusion of the 2nd of a 2 part video series showing the installation of a kitchen vent flashing.

Putting roof vent boot on curved cement tile roof.

Choose the location where you re going to install the roof vent. Remove two tiles that are next to each other. The building codes and building science for. The underside of the boot should be covered in paper.

In the package with the peel and stick roof boot you should find a roll of primer tape and a clamp ring. Apply the primer tape the base of the pipe vent. Hi welcome back to cover that roof. The idea of roof vents existed for hundreds of years with natural vents employed in chinese buildings during the tang dynasty natural ventilation ducts in the buddhist monks caves and wind catchers incorporated in arabian architecture.

Figure 2 cut shingle to fit over vent pipe step 3. Place the flashing or boot onto the plumbing vent so the base is resting on shingles. Under this paper there is an adhesive that will seal the boot to the pipe. Near the top of the roof is ideal for extracting heat from the roof space during summer.

Here is how you do it. Our home is 15 years old and the roof has high quality 30 year shingles on it. Apply a generous amount of asphalt roof cement around the vent pipe and place the vent pipe boot over the top of the pipe covering the last course of shingles as shown in figure 3. After selecting an area to install from inside the building square the template between the roof rafters and outline with a marker.

Vent pipe rubber boot repair. If necessary drive a couple of nails into the pipe boot on the top edge in the corners. I took this videos and put them together through the installation of this light weight concrete tile boral flat tile weights less than 600 lbs. Install shingles as normal up to the base of the plumbing vent.

Unfortunately that is exactly what happened to us the other day. Next use a reciprocating saw with a rough in blade to cut the out the marked template. Why roofing cement should not be used as a permanent plumbing vent flashing. Vent roofs with steeples towers or cupolas can be found in different buildings from barns to cathedrals.

Using a sawzall cut any roofing nails in the area of the lower mounting plate flush with the sheathing. Momentarily lift the boot and apply sealant to hold the flashing in place. Installing a roof plumbing vent is typically an easier task than flashing a chimney. Because every roof structure contracts and expands independently from the plumbing vent stack answer 2.

This space is where the flashing will be installed.