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Vent and Pipe Boot Replacement in Northwest Arkansas
Cracked pipe boots replaced and sealed, and every other roof penetration checked while we are up there.
Chapter 01
A small rubber part with a short life
Every plumbing vent that comes up through your roof is sealed at the shingles by a rubber or neoprene boot. Sun breaks that rubber down well before the rest of the roof wears out, usually within 10 to 15 years.
Once it cracks, it is a direct path for water into the house. Because the water runs along the pipe and framing before it shows itself, the stain often lands nowhere near where you would expect.
An installer in gloves sealing a pipe boot on a shingle roof
The ceiling stain that does not line up
If you have a stain that is nowhere near a wall, a chimney or an obvious shingle problem, a cracked boot is a very likely cause. It is also easy to miss: from the ground, a roof with a split boot looks fine.
That is why we check the boots on every inspection. The photo on this page shows an installer sealing one.
If your roof is past the 10-year mark, the boots are the first thing worth looking at.
Chapter 03
The fix, and the rest of the penetrations
Replacing a boot is a quick, inexpensive job on its own. We replace the cracked boot and seal the new one into the shingles around it.
While we are up there, we check every other penetration on the roof: the other vent pipes, vent caps and anything else that comes through the deck. If one boot has cracked from sun exposure, the others on that roof are the same age.
It is a small repair to do once, for the whole roof, instead of one leak at a time.
Pipe boots sit on the checklist of every free roof inspection, next to shingles, flashing, ventilation and gutters, and the photo report shows you what we saw at each one.
Pipe boots checked on every inspection, replaced by a licensed crew. Arkansas license 0375410427. Call (479) 308-5763.
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The Lowell office is open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. We inspect, document with photos and video, and give you an honest verdict.