

Does a roof with multiple layers of shingles last longer?.
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Here’s two examples below of the “Perma-Boot” brand, the left one is a boot replacement and right one slips over an existing boot. There are multiple brands of TPO, plastic, and silicone boots that adjust to the roof slope, waterproof the top of the vent pipe, come in a choice of colors, and are quite handsome. A pipe clamp around the contact area with the pipe helps but the sun deteriates the rubber. The rubber snugs around the pipe, and does not attract squirrels.Ĭon - Eventually the rubber loosens around the vent pipe and leaks.
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Pro - About half the price of lead, neater look. It is possible to wrap the lead boots in a coarse screening or there are sleeves designed to slide over the boot to protect it. Although poisonous, lead has a sweet taste that they apparently find attractive. Also, squirrels love to chew on lead boots, with an example shown below, which causes a roof leak at the vent pipe. It is easily malleable to wrap over the top of a vent pipe.Ĭon - Lead is considered an environmental hazard and can have negative health effects if handled or disposed of improperly. Pro - Lead, shown above, is the time-tested standard roof boot. They both have advantages and disadvantages.
