Hi all,
Went up into my attic today looking for a leak and found out my vent pipe (or poop pipe as I've heard it)has a slight leak and is running down from my roof, through my attic, and down through a roughly 12x8" open hole down into my second floor (and I imagine down to the basement or near).
There's insulation stuffed in the hole, but it's obviously not air-sealing - the insulation was solidly dirty.
My thought was to take a sheet of thick foam insulation up there, cut it to size and then caulk/foam seal it around the pipe and surrounding hole - then pile insulation on top?
Also, on the roof, to repair a leaky vent pipe collar - can I simply put a new rubber collar on top of the old one and seal it against the pipe?
Joe
Went up into my attic today looking for a leak and found out my vent pipe (or poop pipe as I've heard it)has a slight leak and is running down from my roof, through my attic, and down through a roughly 12x8" open hole down into my second floor (and I imagine down to the basement or near).
There's insulation stuffed in the hole, but it's obviously not air-sealing - the insulation was solidly dirty.
My thought was to take a sheet of thick foam insulation up there, cut it to size and then caulk/foam seal it around the pipe and surrounding hole - then pile insulation on top?
Also, on the roof, to repair a leaky vent pipe collar - can I simply put a new rubber collar on top of the old one and seal it against the pipe?
Joe