DIY roof brace kit for stainless pipe

[drewmo]

Anyone DIY a brace for your stainless pipe above roof line? If so, can you share your plans? Or is buying retail a no brainer?

 

[Babaganoosh]

I've got one from excel. It's sitting here still because my roofer didn't listen to me. I requested ice and water shield run along the roof trusses as well as marking where they were so I could install my brace after. I don't want to screw thru sheathing only.

Stud finders have trouble sensing wood under shingles.

 

[DAKSY]

Anyone DIY a brace for your stainless pipe above roof line? If so, can you share your plans? Or is buying retail a no brainer?

I don't actually have the plans, but yeah, we fabricated a roof brace kit for our clubhouse for the local H.O.G. Chapter.
Took (2) 1/16 thin flat strips of steel 2" wide & bent them around the chimney with 2" long ears at each end.
Drilled 1/2" holes in the ears to allow for bolting the 2 pieces together.
Took (2) pieces of 1/2" threaded rod about 6 feet long & passed them throught the holes in the ears
with a nut & washer on each side, to secure them.
Took (2) pieces of 2x2x1/8" steel angle & drilled 1/2' holes thru one leg (vertical) & (2) 1/4" holes through the other leg (horizontal).
Ran the threaded rod thru the 1/2" holes, again with nuts & washers, & using deck screws, attached the angles to the roof.
Siliconed the crap out of the horizontal edges of the angles & the screw heads.
Bending of the threaded rods to position the angles correctly was required.

 

[DougA]

This is what I did. 1 3/8" Slotted steel bar with holes and eye bolt from HD. Had the existing cable. I gently bent the bar around something that was similar in size to the chimney. SS chimney are too soft to use it for bending. I bent the 90 deg with 2 pair of pliers. The inspector said I only needed 2 guy wires but I have 3 as I wanted to make sure it wouldn't move. BTW, this is 8" chimney.

 

[Ash]

This is what I did. 1 3/8" Slotted steel bar with holes and eye bolt from HD. Had the existing cable. I gently bent the bar around something that was similar in size to the chimney. SS chimney are too soft to use it for bending. I bent the 90 deg with 2 pair of pliers. The inspector said I only needed 2 guy wires but I have 3 as I wanted to make sure it wouldn't move. BTW, this is 8" chimney.
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Nicely done. I like it.