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How to cut metal roofing around vents.
Cut hole for vent.
Do not mark the lip of the vent as this will make the hole too large.
Trace around the body of the vent to mark the exact measurement for the hole.
A roof vent installation kit will provide everything you need to vent your roof in one convenient package.
Using the body of the roofing vent place it on the chalk line you made previously.
While this may seem like a daunting task it is a job any homeowner can handle in just a few minutes and then the rest of the roof can be finished up in no time.
The metal i m using is called crinkle black i purchased all my materials at h.
Use tin snips or shears to cut lengths by hand.
Use a marker or a chalk line to mark the spot on the roof surface where the vent will be placed.
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Allow space for the edge of the vent opening where it will rest on the roof.
The metal sheets used to form the roof need to be cut to fit your roof before you can install them but fortunately this is easy to do with a few different tools.
When determining the placement of the roof vents measure the vent housing and mark off the space on the roof.
In this video i cover installing a roof boot for a vent pipe in a metal roof.
This will involve determining the placement of the vents.
Prepare the roof area.
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This is how i installed my dwv drain waste vent pipe through my metal roof.
Below are some links to the tools i used on this project.
Here are a few tricks that really will help if you.
For making the cut you will use a skill saw with a metal.