How To Install A Vent Pipe On A Metal Roof

The penetration will be oval to have a round pipe exit vertically through a pitched roof you need an oval hole in the roof.

How to install a vent pipe on a metal roof. This is how i installed my dwv drain waste vent pipe through my metal roof. Go into your attic. With the pipe in a vertical position trace around the pipe using a pencil. Measure the pipe so you can cut a hole in the middle of the roofing membrane that s just enough for the pipe to fit.

Below are some links to the tools i used on this project. Measure the body of the vent. The metal i m using is called crinkle black i purchased all my materials at h. Record those measurements on a notepad.

Using the tape measure determine the size of the cut into the roof that will be necessary to insert the vent into the space. Position the vent pipe up to the bottom of the roof. Be sure to subscribe. In this video i cover installing a roof boot for a vent pipe in a metal roof.

This is done because you need to overlap the flashing.