Step 1 clean pipe and boot.
Replacing vent stack boot on roof.
Figuring that the rubber collar on the new flashing may split before it s time to strip and replace the roof shingles another 20 years hopefully.
A gasket less two piece pipe boot repair system designed to repair the leak around the vent pipes that penetrate the roof.
Pry up the old jack and remove it by pulling it up over the vent pipe.
Easy installation and no tools required.
The best way for a do it yourselfer to repair a roof boot is to seal the existing boot and apply a new rain and repair pipe collar.
Slides over the existing roof vent boot preventing future leaks.
Vent pipe rubber boot repair step 1.
They also make a boot flashing repair version.
Works for any size 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.
Slide a new roof jack sized to fit your vent pipe.
I purchased a plastic flashing assembly from the local home improvement store.
Carefully pry up the shingles around the roof jack using a flat pry bar.
The bell shaped base encloses around the dome of the original boot flashing and sheds water around it.
Existing pipe boot repair and preventative maintenance the perma boot is a gasket less two piece pipe boot repair system designed to permanently repair the most common type of roof leak the leak around the vent pipes that penetrate your roof.
Remove any roofing nails and slide out the shingles.
Use common sense safety precautions and make sure you can.
To replace a damaged roof vent jack on your home.
Make sure you need a new boot may just need a bit of bitumastic caulk if it is leaking a bit at the duct contact as they commonly do as the rubber gets older.
Now it is time to work on the roof.
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.
The perma boot can also be used as a very effective preventative maintenance product to guard.
You will need only a few materials and they will all be available at your local home improvement store.
Designed for all standard roof pitches 3 12 to 12 12.
Obtain another rubber seal.
If split then yes it needs replacing though a good wrap with waterproof duct tape or bitumastic caulk will keep it intact and dry until a roofer can fix it.
