Painting Roof Furnace Vent

The vent pipe must overlap at each joint to prevent gas from leaking.

Painting roof furnace vent.

Gas furnaces usually come with their own specifications. Watch this video to l. But they stick out like a sore thumb don t they. Match the vent pipe to the furnace maker s recommendations either sheet metal or vinyl.

Run the vent pipe up through the roof and install a metal or pvc flashing collar over it. These pipes can be easily painted to blend in with your roof color. The paint helps protect the pipes from the suns uv rays. Audio playback not supported.

Those pipes you see on your roof serve an important purpose. Your choice of colors unless the city or hoa has restrictions on what colors to use. Starting at the furnace connect the various pipes by using the elbow joints working your way towards the chimney. Adhere to them even if you are building the vent on your own.

There s no need to do the sides since they ll be hiding inside the hole. I used krylon satin finish spray paint in ivory. The easiest way is to do this is to use a good quality spray paint. This is also often recommended for water heater or furnace vents if pvc material.

Pvc and abs vents through roof exposed to sunlight should be protected by water base synthetic latex paints.