Repairing Roof Vent Boot

I ve used this repair on several roofs over the years.

Repairing roof vent boot.

A gasket less two piece pipe boot repair system designed to repair the leak around the vent pipes that penetrate the roof. See other blogs for a proprietary vent flashing repair kit and a repair using a boot flashing with the roof pan trimmed off. It is adjustable to fit your roof pitch. 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. One of the worst feelings for a homeowner is to look at the ceiling and see a wet spot. Roof boots are built to maintain their water tight seal even in the most extreme weather conditions. Slides over the existing roof vent boot preventing future leaks.

Our home is 15 years old and the roof has high quality 30 year shingles on it. 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. Vent pipe rubber boot repair. This means the 40 or so per jack replacement cost but cuts your labor to probably about 20 30 unit and also totally.

It was an easy install 5 mins. Designed for all standard roof pitches 3 12 to 12 12. However over time they will begin to tear and gap. Easy installation and no tools required.

The bottom slips over the pipe vent and boot and fits snug. Most times roof boots are built into the flashing that covers pipe vents.