Shingle Around Roof Vent

If your shingles are still in relatively good condition chances are that water seeps around a plumbing vent after replacing the flashing and boot you may want to add a bit of roof sealant if you had chickenpox as a child you might remember the itchy red bumps that covered your skin.

Shingle around roof vent.

Figure 1 install shingles just below vent pipe. First shingle that you have to cut. An aluminum ridge vent has a mushroom shaped profile combined with a wide flange on both sides that sits on top of the roof shingles. The shingles are installed over the base or boot.

Roof leaks around vent pipes is relatively common. 09 02 2005 09 24 pm 7. Shingle up to the hole. Continue the next row of shingles cutting a hole for the vent pipe.

Second shingle you cut. Next 2 or possibly three overlap vent. The leaking may first be seen in the attic but if you don t catch it right away you may see water coming into the house dripping on the floor. Plumbing vent boot flashing.

The ridge of the roof is prepared similarly for both types of ridge vent. For asphalt shingles as you come across vent pipe flashing and similar areas the first step is to correctly measure the shingles area that needs to be cut down to perfectly fit around the vent pipe. Vent flashing is a cylindrical piece of flashing that fits right around the vent. The height of the boot forces water to run around the vent.

The shingles were not cut carefully around the vent but were instead jammed up against the vent distorting the hood. Apply the last row of shingles that is just below the vent pipe as shown in figure 1. A shingle over vent is installed over the ridge of a roof and is covered over by asphalt shingle caps that match the surrounding roof shingles. To install shingles around vent pipe flashing and similar areas will require work gloves pry bar putty knife roofing nails and roofing cement.

Part of the problem may be that replacement roofs are often sold more as a commodity than as a craft. A roof that leaks around a vent pipe is a common cause of small water stains on a ceiling or water leaking into a home.