How To Repair Leaking Roof Pipe Boots

Now it is time to work on the roof.

How to repair leaking roof pipe boots. Flexible roof sealant apply flexible roof sealant black jack roof patch rubberized roof cement from a can or tube to fill holes gaps flashing and loose shingles around vent pipe vent pipe boot overlay slide a new vent pipe boot over the old vent pipe boot caulk seal watch video below. To repair pipe boots with corroded nail heads you will need two roofing nails per pipe boot a tube of roof caulking and a hammer. I show how to easily install a perma boot 3. Dig out any cracked or dry caulking that isn t properly sealing adjoining surfaces and replace with silicone caulk.

Vent pipe rubber boot repair step 1. Use common sense safety precautions and make sure you can. Obtain another rubber seal. Install a nail on each bottom corner of the pipe boot and seal both the new nails and old holes with a small quarter size dab of caulking.

I purchased a plastic flashing assembly from the local home improvement store. Remove the old corroded nails and discard.