My roof was replaced and I am concerned about how the pipe vent flashing is finished. I was expecting that only the bottom of the flashing would be exposed on top of the course of shingles with the next shingle rows covering the flashing.
As roof lover stated,that is not acceptable
Those plastic boots are fine, at least where I live they seem to hold up better than the steel based ones.
That is a pretty sad excuse for workmanship to be honest.
I agree patchup.
Imagine the workmanship on the entire roof.
If he messed up this detail so badly…
It is like the first obstacle a roofer learns to do in his first Few days of installing…
Tell them that the boot goes on when you have to cut a hole in the shingle to ease the pipe through it. Too easy to ever forget. Oatey used to be good, but the gaskets only last 5 years or so now. 99% of kitchen or bathroom leaks are split gaskets, keep one of each behind the seat when running repairs. I always sealed the underside of the boot and the overlay shingles. “No-Caulk” refers to the gasket, old steel ones had a recess to catch sealant. FWIW
only lead is ok for full shignle duration,i mean rubber is good for 10-15 years ,it might hold up well even afterwards.but why cut corner for 20 bucks difference
We dont use lead unless i can see no trees growing up besides the house.
Otherwise the squirrels destroy them in quick order around here.
I used lead exclusively For about 17 years and bad talked Other roofers who
Didnt Do it.
Until i failed my final inspection on a roof replacement.
The squirrels had destroyed every lead plumbing flashing in the roof.
I fixed it and they did it again when i reset the inspection again.
That was it, i dont install lead unless the customer insist and i inform them of the potential problem or there Are no trees overhanging the roof Or close to it in the future.
oh i see,im newb compared to you then.i didnt even break 10 years in industry,lol.So rubber is better choice then.you always 1 call away to get it fixed if ever fail.
I had a callback where all 4 boots on the roof I installed turned to a gummy mess after about 2 years. IPS I think. Hopefully just a bad batch. I may have to start doing this too.
I would vote 1 more over, not 2. With 2 more over, the runoff on the bottom and sides of the flashing will put water on the upper part of the shingle, nails, seams, etc… Unless there is something extra that you do in the “trickier” part that I am missing.