Replace Roof Vent Pipe Boot

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.

Replace roof vent pipe boot.

You will need only a few materials and they will all be available at your local home improvement store. I purchased a plastic flashing assembly from the local home improvement store. Use common sense safety precautions and make sure you can. Obtain another rubber seal.

Now it is time to work on the roof. Step 1 clean pipe and boot. And begging to caulk around where the boot will go on the roof. The slide the boot down the pipe and leave it about 3 above 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. Slides over the existing roof vent boot preventing future leaks. Designed for all standard roof pitches 3 12 to 12 12. A gasket less two piece pipe boot repair system designed to repair the leak around the vent pipes that penetrate the roof.

Place the new boot in the hole of the pipe and cut the boot on the line that touches the rim. 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. 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. 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.

Vent pipe rubber boot repair step 1. 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.