How To Install A Vent Pipe Through The Roof Peak

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How to install a vent pipe through the roof peak.

Flashing and storm collar sizes follow the same sizing as the chimney pipe sized by the inner diameter of the chimney pipe. Leave the drill bit sticking through the roof so you can find the hole. Let s look at a couple of examples. Place the flashing or boot onto the plumbing vent so the base is resting on shingles.

Install shingles as normal up to the base of the plumbing vent. Climb into the attic and select a location to install the turbine roof ventilator. This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to properly install a roof mounted bath fan vent. For 18 feet of run you would have a rise of 72 inches.

From up on the roof use a jigsaw or reciprocating saw to cut a 4 in. Stovepipe differs from chimney systems. The outside diameter of the rock vent pipes are 2 5 larger than the inside diameter. Installing a roof plumbing vent is typically an easier task than flashing a chimney.

Momentarily lift the boot and apply sealant to hold the flashing in place. Stove pipes or chimney connectors can be either single or double walled. Where the scrap wood hit the understructure of the roof we drilled a hole straight through to the outside. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe.

Once we had the pipe extension connected we figured out where the new vent pipe would need to pass through the roof using a piece of scrap wood held flush with the pipe. Vertical horizontal or a combination of both. Here is how you do it. Start in the attic and drill a hole through the roof in the desired vent location.

With the pipe in a vertical position trace around the pipe using a pencil. The vented peak flashing is made custom to your peak specifications and therefore is not returnable. Go into your attic. Be sure to like and subscribe in order to help me bring you more helpful videos filled with tips and tricks i ve learned over the years.

Try to keep it close to the fan location. A spot approximately 16 inches below the peak of the roof centered between two rafters is ideal. Position the vent pipe up to the bottom of the roof. Many people mistakenly think that the pipe always has to be 2 feet above the roof peak.

Installing a wood burning stove means you will need stovepipe. The penetration will be oval to have a round pipe exit vertically through a pitched roof you need an oval hole in the roof.