Repairing Roof Vent Boot

Our home is 15 years old and the roof has high quality 30 year shingles on it.

Repairing roof vent boot.

Unfortunately that is exactly what happened to us the other day. 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. Designed for all standard roof pitches 3 12 to 12 12.

Roof boots are built to maintain their water tight seal even in the most extreme weather conditions. I ve used this repair on several roofs over the years. See other blogs for a proprietary vent flashing repair kit and a repair using a boot flashing with the roof pan trimmed off. However over time they will begin to tear and gap.

It is adjustable to fit your roof pitch. The bottom slips over the pipe vent and boot and fits snug. Vent pipe rubber boot repair. Easy installation and no tools required.

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. It took longer to get on and off the roof than it did to install the kit. One of the worst feelings for a homeowner is to look at the ceiling and see a wet spot. Most times roof boots are built into the flashing that covers pipe vents.

It was an easy install 5 mins. A gasket less two piece pipe boot repair system designed to repair the leak around the vent pipes that penetrate the roof.