How To Replace A Roof Vent Cap

Slide a new roof jack sized to fit your vent pipe.

How to replace a roof vent cap. Carefully pry up the shingles around the roof jack using a flat pry bar. Loosen and remove the small sheet metal screws that secure the base of the cap to the riser using the appropriate. To replace a damaged roof vent jack on your home. Hammer a roofing nail on each side of the shingle five inches from the bottom edges and one inch from the side edge.

Works for any size pipe. Since making this video we replaced these caps with 360 siphon rv roof vents which are awesome. Pry up the old jack and remove it by pulling it up over the vent pipe. How to replace a rooftop cap 1.

Back about 1 inch you ll see a roofing nail. If you need to replace some of the caps here s how to do it. Slide the pry bar under the nail head and gently pry the nail. Video turorial on how to change out a plumbing vent boot.

There are a number of key steps you need to take to avoid mucking this part up. Remove any roofing nails and slide out the shingles. You need to gently pry up the overlapping cap shingle next to the cap you want to replace. Grip the cap with both hands and attempt.

Cut and bend a shingle to conform to the shape of the peak of the roof.