Fix Roof Around Peak

Hold onto the old shingle mold if it looks to be in good shape.

Fix roof around peak.

Cut away the old caulk from around the vent pipe. The best fix though is to cut a saw kerf into the mortar and install new flashing. Apply a thick bead of lap seal caulk around the seam between the vent pipe and old rubber gasket. Take a usual piece of step flashing and cut into its fold about halfway.

Leaving one side of the cut piece straight bend the other side to match the peak of the roof as shown below. Shingle repair near the peak certainteed pabco broken shingle three tab damaged shingle. Then run a second bead of caulk just below the first bead. To flash the peak of the roof you will need to create another custom piece of flashing.

The roof vent pipe is installed cut through the roof and around the pipe attached to the roof is surrounded with rubber boot as insulation for the gap between the pipe and roof. Force the mold away from the roofing a few inches at a time then lift off the entire piece in one section. Slide the replacement rubber gasket over the pipe and press it down tight to the. Use roofing cement to secure this piece and a.

Plug pinholes with roofing cement and patch holes up to about 3 4 inch in diameter with a patch from the same material as the flashing. It must be completed at the very end of the shingle run to overlap the uppermost shingles and form a. There are many possible parts of the roof potentially leaking but one of the most common ones is the area around the roof vent. Flashing around chimneys can rust through if it s galvanized steel especially at the 90 degree bend at the bottom.

Let the rest of the tarp hang off the lower border of the roof that overhangs the wall known as the eave. That way any water that seeps through will be diverted. Lay the tarp out flat over the roof. Small holes or corroded spots in flashing can be easily repaired.

Attach a roof anchor over the peak of the roof directly above a rafter if necessary. How to repair roof flashing. Use the knife blade to scrape the pipe clean and smooth. Lay the tarp across the roof so that at least 4 feet 1 2 m lies on the sloped part of your roof on each side known as the peak.

A quick but fairly long term fix is to simply slip new flashing under the old rusted stuff. First roughen the area around the hole with a wire brush or sandpaper and then clean it. Never lay the tarp out during a storm.