Replace Rubber Boot Roof Vent

It is imperative at this point that you repair the roof boot.

Replace rubber boot roof vent. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to. 2 in and 3 in x 9 75 in plastic vent and pipe flashing. The perma boot can also be used as a very effective preventative maintenance product to guard. I ve used this repair on several roofs over the years.

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. Apply a liberal amount of silicone sealer to the old rubber boot. Designed for all standard roof pitches 3 12 to 12 12. This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to create a watertight seal around a vent pipe.

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. Easy installation and no tools required. Slides over the existing roof vent boot preventing future leaks. However over time they will begin to tear and gap.

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. Item 1262068 model pbr 312 3n1 bk. When this happens there is a chance that water will enter your home through the damaged roof boot. Labor assuming this is a shingle roof typically about 250 400 to do 4 boots on normal slope roof likely 100 or so higher for steep roof.

You do not want to get the sealer between the rubber boot and on the plastic pipe. About 15 30 per boot parts depending on whether you go with the cheapest all rubber or silicone which i do not recommend except inside bathroom kitchen vent hoods or metal cone flashing with rubber boot rim longer lasting especially in heavy snow ice country and also in areas with baking sunshine. See other blogs for a proprietary vent flashing repair kit and a repair using a boot flashing with the roof pan trimmed off. A gasket less two piece pipe boot repair system designed to repair the leak around the vent pipes that penetrate the roof.

I put in enough material that it squished out around the entire outside perimeter.