Step 1 go into your attic.
Flue through roof detail.
A sedum roof can look very nice indeed and is relatively easy to install.
The roofing material shingles asphalt paper etc should overlap the top edge up.
Position the vent pipe up to the bottom of the roof.
A vertical flue looks similar to a very small chimney and can be seen spouting out steam when the heating is on.
With the pipe in a vertical position trace around the pipe using a pencil.
This detail illustrates a method of flashing a ventilator on a sloped roof.
This is relatively easily done.
Putting a flue pipe or chimney through a sedum roof.
And this must be removed from the building ideally upwards and through the roof.
Care should be taken to follow manufacturers installation and safety clearance instructions.
Original accessories that meet the highest standards.
Common penetration details include soil vent pipes hot pipes from boiler flues or log burners electrical cables for air conditioning units extraction ducting and tracks for mechanical window cleaning systems.
Rainwater outlets are also classed as penetrations as they go down vertically through the deck and or horizontally through the parapet.
If the vent pipe isn t installed properly the roof may leak through or around the pipe penetration leading to costly repairs.
You could also choose to exit your chimney pipe through a wall using an angled elbow pipe and extend it up above the roof along the side wall of the home.
Sedum roofs are becoming ever more popular and many customers have come to us wanting to put a twin wall insulated flue pipe through their sedum roof so that they can install a stove.
See table 2 a roof flash ing is placed down over the pipe and adjusted so it fits tightly against the roof with the pipe section held in a position maintaining the 1 inch minimum clearance from combustibles.
Typical single storey flue system through framed chimney with cap flashing flat ceiling with open roof cavity space and pitched roof.
Download free high quality cad drawings blocks and details of roof vents.
As placement of the vertical flue is more complex and convoluted than a standard horizontal flue it is more costly.
The flashing is then nailed to the roof.
The base flashing extends onto the roof a minimum of 4 and is soldered to the ventilator.
This is a graphical display of a typical freestanding 150mm diameter flue system.
The flue requires a roof penetration for this.
The creaton flue pipe penetration.
The penetration will be oval to have a round pipe exit.
Weather resistant conforms to regulations and homogeneous wherever there is a condensing boiler there is also flue gas.
The lower edge is hemmed for stiffness.
