How To Install A Boot On A Metal Roof

So you re installing a metal roof and you need to flash those vent pipes poking out here and there.

How to install a boot on a metal roof. Place the new boot in the hole of the pipe and cut the boot on the line that touches the rim. Install a second screw on the high seam at the opposite end of your first screw. Next use a reciprocating saw with a rough in blade to cut the out the marked template. And begging to caulk around where the boot will go on the roof.

Push the boot over the top of the pipe and push down to the bottom. The metal i m using is called crinkle black i purchased all my materials at h. Make sure that the bottom of the boot is flush with the top of the corrugated roof. Now slide the boot down and make sure there is enough caulk to have a seamless circle all the way around.

Caulking can be placed at the pipe seal. Start with the high seam and install one x inch metal to metal screw. In this video i cover installing a roof boot for a vent pipe in a metal roof. David trefzger demonstrates how to install a pipe boot fl.

The slide the boot down the pipe and leave it about 3 above the roof. Make sure that there is an adequate sealant to secure the boot in the proper position. After selecting an area to install from inside the building square the template between the roof rafters and outline with a marker.