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How do you seal between the felt roof and that metal box?
 
Rickard.
You wrap it in cardboard as shown in the picture. Whether it is good or not I don't know, but I would say the most common approach is to build a box out of plywood with a metal lid for the purpose and a regular insulated pipe.
 
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Ah ok, do you cut away the felt that's there or do you just place the hood on and lay new felt around it?
 
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Don't quite understand what you're referring to, but usually, the box goes through the roof (see the pictures), so you have to remove the roofing felt and boards to get it through.

Of course, you can also just place it on top, and then you only need to tear so you can get through what you need to get through.

Don't know if that helped :p
 
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All thoughts are welcome. :)

I think that the instruction that comes with it isn't quite applicable for flat cardboard roofs. It feels a bit strange that I have to cover with metal when the rest of the roof is just cardboard, for example.
 
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If it had been a round pipe that was going through, the man should have a rubber boot.

A black rubber roof flashing cone used for sealing around pipes or vents on a roof.

But with that sheet metal collar, you just fold up the paper on the hood.

Is it roofing companies that do such a job?
 
Rickard.
I am not very knowledgeable about vents or imkanaler and their regulations, but from a waterproofing perspective, I see no advantage with the one you linked, it's not the box that should be insulated but the channel/pipe that needs it.

A roofer/pappläggare can certainly help but will likely not want to handle the actual vent. job.

Gummistos works well for uninsulated pipes like venting for sewage but has nothing to do here in my opinion.
 
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How do you know the dimensions of the box?
 
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How do you determine the dimension of the box?
A few cm larger than the vent pipe plus insulation and 30-35cm high above the existing paper roof.

Addition. Unless the manufacturer of the kitchen fan says otherwise for their fan etc. to work, maybe there are ready-made products in some kit?
 
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If I build my own box, I can place the bottom connection higher up (in the box) and thus make room for a longer piece of flexible spiro.

Can you even fit a flexible spiro on that bottom connection, or is it only meant for rigid spiro?
 
  • Diagram of a box with top-mounted pipe fittings for flexible or rigid duct installation, with red oval highlighting connection points.
Rickard.
What kind of fan will you have?
 
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Don't think there should be any pipe in the box itself.

The pipe connects at the bottom.

But of course, if I get the drilling perfect, maybe I can manage with a rigid spiro. It would just feel much better to be able to use a flexible pipe if the drilling is off by a few cm. Those rigid pipes can't flex 1 mm.
 
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