Painting Roof Furnace Vent

This is also often recommended for water heater or furnace vents if pvc material.

Painting roof furnace vent.

Run the vent pipe up through the roof and install a metal or pvc flashing collar over it. Starting at the furnace connect the various pipes by using the elbow joints working your way towards the chimney. 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.

Those pipes you see on your roof serve an important purpose. 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. The easiest way is to do this is to use a good quality spray paint.

Some are plumbing vents others serve as vents for appliances. 2 coats coming from one direction and then 2 coming from the other direction to get under all the slanted bits. I used krylon satin finish spray paint in ivory. The vent pipe must overlap at each joint to prevent gas from leaking.

Gas furnaces usually come with their own specifications. I did 4 light coats with about 5 minutes of drying time in between. Audio playback not supported. Your choice of colors unless the city or hoa has restrictions on what colors to use.

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