Shingle Around Roof Vent

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.

Shingle around roof vent.

Part of the problem may be that replacement roofs are often sold more as a commodity than as a craft. 09 02 2005 09 24 pm 7. The shingles are installed over the base or boot. This aluminum cap is the finished product and does not require additional asphalt shingle ridge caps.

Apply the roofing felt on the roof cutting a hole for the vent pipe. First shingle that you have to cut. Consumers shop on the basis of price and many roofers sell jobs on low margins. Apply the last row of shingles that is just below the vent pipe as shown in figure 1.

The shingles were not cut carefully around the vent but were instead jammed up against the vent distorting the hood. To install shingles around vent pipe flashing and similar areas will require work gloves pry bar putty knife roofing nails and roofing cement. The ridge of the roof is prepared similarly for both types of ridge vent. 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.

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. Second shingle you cut. Figure 1 install shingles just below vent pipe. The height of the boot forces water to run around the 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. Plumbing vent boot flashing. Roof leaks around vent pipes is relatively common. Vent flashing is a cylindrical piece of flashing that fits right around the vent.

Continue the next row of shingles cutting a hole for the vent pipe. 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.