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Pipe boots in bad shape on a cabin in Sevierville TN

Estimates, Residential Roof Repair, Sevierville, TN
December 28, 2020

Sevierville, TN

Roof leaking pipe boot in Sevierville TN.

Roof leaks from pipe boots and metal roofs are unique because the pipe boots are going to be different on a metal roof versus a shingle roof. These roof leaks need to be quickly addressed so that there is no inside damage to any property. And it is important to inspect the entire roof when you’re replacing pipe boots. This roof had issues with pipe boots and we decided to change all of the pipe boots on this roof you can see in the pictures that this is a necessary roof service that was going to cause problems if not performed. Just make sure that you use metal roofing pipe boots instead of shingle pipe boots when you’re replacing on a leaking metal roof.

Pipe boots in bad shape

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piture of a metal roof on a cabin that has leaking pipe boots

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Electrical pole pipe boot needs replaced
The pipe boot on the electrical pole going through the roof is shot! Was probably leaking in the past due to all the old cracking roofing cement on it. Plus the screws are backing out as well. The same goes for the pipe boot on the plumbing vent. It's old and covered in roofing cement. It also needs to be replaced.

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Plumbing pipe boot in bad shape as well
Here is a picture of the plumbing pipe boot that looks as bad as the other

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Loose roofing panels
Very loose roofing panels at lower transition.

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Inspection video

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New pipe boots after being replaced

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Replacing worn out 2 inch pipe boot
Once the old pipe boot was removed we had to clean off / scrape off as much of the old caulk and roofing cement as possible. There are old caulk and roofing cement that has to be removed from the roof but you want to prevent scratching the paint off the metal. Then we used a cleaning agent on the metal.

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Electrical pole gets new retro fit rubber boot
This electrical pole was tricky as most split boots or retro boots for metal roofs were too small due to the fact of where this came through the roof right at a pitching change. So we used a larger rubber boot and outlined the top with a sturdy metal to screw through so the screws wouldn’t punch through the rubber boot. I was very pleased with how this turned out. We also used butyl tape on the bottom of both pipe boots. A lot of people just put caulk on them and screw them down. Butyl will last much longer than caulk and create a better water-tight seal. Caulk is only used as a secondary measure of protection.

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Bottom of panels screwed down

As you can see in this picture the red arrows are point to the screws we added to keep the metal panels from flapping in the wind and letting water in.

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