Flue Installation Through Tiled Roof

Position the vent pipe up to the bottom of the roof.

Flue installation through tiled roof. The flue pipe must not rely on the roof terminal for support. Use reducer adaptors for varing pipe diameters. Page 10 page 11. This is the conclusion of the 2nd of a 2 part video series showing the installation of a kitchen vent flashing.

Firstly you ll want to know your chosen engineer is fully competent and experienced at fitting flues through roofs. Check the joint between the roof terminal and flashing is watertight and secure the roof wall clamp. Google roof pipe flashings for products and install info. The penetration will be oval to have a round pipe exit vertically through a pitched roof you need an oval hole in the roof.

Use a flexi metal connector to take up any misalignment. This flashing is used to provide a weatherproof seal where the flue passes through a tiled or slate roof. Most installers or roofing contractors will use a slate piece or a metal or lead piece that fits onto a flat or pitched roof with a gromit where the flue pipe goes through. The flue must rise high enough to create a 2 3m horizontal clearance between the top of the last length of pipe and the surface of the roof.

Go into your attic. This is normal but the most important thing to remember here is that it won t seal if you do this while it s raining especially on a flat roof. However depending on your type of roof a flat roof for example your engineer may also get a roofing contractor to check everything is properly sealed. With the pipe in a vertical position trace around the pipe using a pencil.

Take it up through the soffit remove a roof tile and use a tile slate pipe flashing to exit pipe through and seal. Hi welcome back to cover that roof.