Patching A Roof Vent Hole

The gibraltar building products kwik plug roof patch makes it quick and easy to repair holes in your roof up to 8 in.

Patching a roof vent hole.

Fix a leaky roof vent pipe with a oatey rubber gasket. Use the putty knife or your finger to spread the caulk around to cover the hole. If the hole is a cutout for a vent the wood may be ready for repair. Small holes are simple to fix but the fix isn t to inject caulk in the hole.

Prepare the plywood or sheathing around the hole. A hole from tree damage will be oddly shaped and splintered. Then cut out a circular piece of wood with a jigsaw to match the size of the hole. Made of heavy duty 24 gauge galvanized steel with a reinforced backside that can hold more than 700 lbs.

The kwik plug is made from durable galvanized steel and osb. Smaller nail holes will be permanently fixed by this method standard roofing nails would be either 3 8 inch or 1 2 inch making a hole 3 8. Small nail holes left behind from old vents satellite dish brackets or anything previously attached to the roof can allow water to enter and cause damage for years before leaking is noticed. You might find holes left over from a satellite dish or antenna mounting brackets or just about anything.

This will act as a base for the filler piece. Secure this piece to the other piece of wood with screws. Patch the nail or screw holes by slipping a piece of roof flashing underneath the shingle. Add a bead of caulk or roof cement to the top and bottom edge of the flashing to keep it in place.

This patch installs easily with roofing nails and resists cracking and weakening in all temperature extremes. And exposed misplaced roofing repair nails should be pulled and the holes patched. Use a reciprocating saw to cut a square or rectangle shape around the hole and remove all splintered wood. It is an easy plug solution that makes converting from static vents to ridge ventilation products faster and stronger than other methods.

You ll fix this leaky roof problem with flashing. It easily installs in seconds place it nail it done. The quarrix smart plug roof patch is the smartest solution for covering holes in the roof fast. Cut the plywood in half between the rafters if the hole is big enough.

Fill small nail holes with silicone caulk or roof cement. The hole where the chimney used to be now needs to be filled in.