How To Replace Roof Vent Pipe Flashing

Now press the aluminum flashing flush to the shingle surface.

How to replace roof vent pipe flashing. Nail the bottom two corners about an inch in from each side the same position as when you took the flashing off. Be sure to clean the outside. If you simply purchase the right materials you ll have to look for instructions online. Pull the old flashing up over the vent pipe and scrape any old caulk and debris off the roof.

Once you ve located the leak you can get to work. Before the flashing is pressed down to the surface of the roof you want to apply a bead of silicon on the shingles about an inch in from the edges. Apply the vent pipe flashing according to instructions. Carefully remove all the shingles from the flashing.

Works for any size pipe. Remove the old and clean the pip e. Rubber vent flashing automatically adjusts to any pitch. Step flashing on roof peak.

If you buy a repair kit you should have access to instructions that you can use when fixing your roof. Bend the corner flashing tightly around the corner. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to. Center the pipe in the flashing and push the flexible front corners up or down so that the flashing pipe is parallel to the vent pipe.

Roof shingle over step flashing. Ice and water shield is the best underlayment to use around penetrations. Slide the new flashing over the vent pipe and under the shingles above the pipe. This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to create a watertight seal around a vent pipe.

There s no need to lace the flashing pan into the shingles since the boot and bell of the new flashing will shed water around the damaged part of the old one. Video turorial on how to change out a plumbing vent boot. Five steps to replace a vent pipe flashing 1.