How To Replace A Roof Vent Cap

Back about 1 inch you ll see a roofing nail.

How to replace a roof vent cap.

Carefully pry up the shingles around the roof jack using a flat pry bar. How to replace a rooftop cap 1. Video turorial on how to change out a plumbing vent boot. Cut and bend a shingle to conform to the shape of the peak of the roof.

Check out the updated video here. This is an area of the roof which requires extra care and skill. To replace a damaged roof vent jack on your home. Remove any roofing nails and slide out the shingles.

Works for any size pipe. Loosen and remove the small sheet metal screws that secure the base of the cap to the riser using the appropriate. Position an extension ladder at the edge of the roof in line with the rain cap that will be replaced. Since making this video we replaced these caps with 360 siphon rv roof vents which are awesome.

Hammer a roofing nail on each side of the shingle five inches from the bottom edges and one inch from the side edge. Slide a new roof jack sized to fit your vent pipe. If you need to replace some of the caps here s how to do it. Grip the cap with both hands and attempt.

You need to gently pry up the overlapping cap shingle next to the cap you want to replace.