Pipe Sticking Out Of Roof

Without that vent and there s one connected to every drain in your house the water leaving your sinks showers and toilets would slow and hiccup and not have smooth operation.

Pipe sticking out of roof.

If you really can t stand the sight of these pipes sticking out of your house consider a dormant winter plant so that it does not get harmed by the furnace exhaust. All residential plumbing fixtures need to be protected by a plumbing vent. Those white plastic pvc pipes jutting out of your roof have little to do with your roof and a lot to do with your home s plumbing system. They re those pipes sticking up out of the roof that run through the attic and through the rest of the house.

They fit loosely usually thats why it seems like they aren t. The hole in the roof where the vent pipe penetrates is usually weatherproofed with a jacket made of lead called a boot the malleable lead is bent over the pipe rim at the top and slipped under the roofing at the base. The lead flashing is the first picture. It actually slips over the pvc pipe and then the lip of the flashing curls over the pvc pipe.

There are pipe boots installed on plumbing vent pipes that penetrate through roofs. Heating and cooling des moines since 1997 at service legends we take pride in heating and cooling des moines and the surrounding areas.