Running A Hose Over The Roof

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Running a hose over the roof.

If the vent pipe isn t installed properly the roof may leak through or around the pipe penetration leading to costly repairs. The hose should be fitted with a nozzle set to its most powerful spray function. Some homeowners feel that a gutter running across a roof especially at the front elevation messes with the curb appeal of the house. Remove the vent cover with the screwdriver and set it.

This also helps to clean the caked up dirt along the inside and outside of the gutter. This will save time and leave less of a mess than using a hose. Use a power hose to blow out the leaves and dirt. Dumping bathroom exhaust into an attic or under roof space invites costly mold contamination frost under the roof in freezing climates moisture damage to roof sheathing possibly even plywood delamination or rot roof failures and shorter roof shingle life.

Running a vent pipe out of the roof takes some careful preparation. The photo at the top of the page is one example of a upper gutter draining into a lower one neatly coming down tucked around the side wall and not calling attention to itself.