How To Replace The Vent On My Roof Cover

How to replace the box vent on your roof.

How to replace the vent on my roof cover.

If they don t pull apart easily look for small screws holding the sections of pipe together. Add the replacement cover by reversing the procedure. To replace a damaged roof vent jack on your home. Many recommend using a self leveling sealer while installing a new roof vent.

Slide a new roof jack sized to fit your vent pipe. Next remove the screws or nails used to attach the cap to the siding and cut through the caulk around the edges photo 1. Remove any roofing nails and slide out the shingles. Get rid of the plastic get metal covers.

After removing the knob you will need to use a square bit screwdriver head to unscrew the knob mounting bracket. Before you replace your vent cover turn on the dryer and make sure there s enough air coming through the opening to create a breeze. If you have a flapper style cover and the flappers aren t. To start open the vent as much as possible.

Carefully pry up the shingles around the roof jack using a flat pry bar. This isn t normally the kind of video i put out but i got bored changing the vents in my camper so i filmed the last one and made a how to video. Camco 40161 40168 white unbreakable polycarbonate vent lid ventline pre 2008 elixir since 1994. Then hold the knob in place while you loosen the screw in the center of the knob with a phillips head screwdriver.