TUBOS® are pre-fabricated plumbing vent pipe extensions. Tubos, patent pending, is the Fastest, Cheapest, and Strongest Method For Extending Your Roof Pipes...GUARANTEED
The Tubos system is a user friendly plumbing vent pipe extension to be installed at any location where the plumbing vent pipe height above the existing level of the finished roof system surface does not or will not comply with applicable building code minimum requirements.
Shop Tubos Pipe Extensions available in 2 in., 3 in. and 4 in.
More often than not roof leaks could have been avoided if code was met and/or enforced. It is important to be educated on current codes for the safety, health and welfare of everyone involved. Making sure that all plumbing vent stacks are up off of the finished roof system, complying with applicable building code minimum requirements. Typically it is spec'd to maintain a minimum of 8" on all VTR's. The video attached shows the most efficient and effective way to do this.
The International Plumbing Code (IPC), requires plumbing vent pipes to extend vertically at least 152 mm (6 in.) above a roof, per Section 905.5, "Vent Connections and Grades." Additionally, vent pipes must be at least 305 mm (12 in.) away from a vertical surface. In locations known for snow, the vent pipe needs to be at least 51 mm (2 in.) in diameter and 305 mm inside an insulated area of a building before extending through the roof. Vents in these locations also should extend 610 mm (24 in.) above a roof.
2010 Florida Building Code, Plumbing 904.1 Roof extension. All open vent pipes that extend through a roof shall be terminated at least 6 inches (152 mm) above the roof and not less than 2 inches (51 mm) above the invert of the emergency overflow, except that where a roof is to be used for any purpose other than weather protection, the vent extensions shall be run at least 7 feet (2134 mm) above the roof.
Advantages of Tubos Prefabricated Vent Pipe Extensions
- Ease of Installation: No special tools are required to size and install TUBOS® securely into openings of existing plumbing vent pipes. Standard hand tools (tape measure, manual or portable battery powered saw, caulk gun) are all that is needed for installation.
- Design Simplicity: TUBOS® are manufactured for use with standard diameter vent pipes. TUBOS® are prefabricated with integral six-inch long pipe joint splice sleeve inserts at each end of every unit.
- Economical: Each TUBOS® can be used for two installations. After one end of the TUBOS® is cut and installed, the opposite end can be retained for future installation at another pipe of the same diameter. No fabrication time and minimal installation labor lets you quickly get on with your project.
- Average time to install...3 mins.
- Average material savings...35 dollars...EACH
HAPPY CUSTOMERS
"Tubos is an excellent product that we use on many of our reroof projects. Whether we are increasing insulation thickness to meet additional R-value requirements, adding tapered insulation or pouring a new lightweight insulating concrete deck, there is always a need to raise the height of existing vent pipes. Tubos is a quick, easy and inexpensive way to raise vent pipes that will not leak and meets roof consultant and the membrane manufacturer's requirements. Thank you for providing this great solution."
--- BRENT MCFARLIN - KPOST COMPANY, VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS
"Your product is amazing, we have been using it for some time, I wish I had thought of it! We do a lot of tapered insulation installations which almost always requires that the vent pipes be extended to a higher elevation to accommodate the taper and this is a lot easier, less expensive and faster than the old method of a PVC coupling which usually also required the use of a larger lead stack. The roofing consultants we have interacted with on projects that required extension of the vent stack also approved it quickly as they also see it as a way to save their clients money and still maintain a high quality detail. Good Job!"
--- DARRICK GOCKERELL - PSI ROOFING & RESTORATIONS, PRESIDENT
"Tubos has invented an indispensable product that fills a huge void in the roofing industry. We like the product so much that it has become a permanent line item in our project specifications. Congrats on the idea and we wish you every success with your business."
--- ROBERT WHITCOMB, AIA, RRC, FORENSIC ARCHITECT, ROOFING & WATERPROOFING CONSULTANT
"McMullen Roofing is a commercial roofing contractor serving west central Florida since 1985 and we have worked with the Tubos team since their inception. The Tubos product has made a tremendous impact on our roofing projects by saving us labor and providing a unique solution to a common problem. We have received excellent support and customer service from Tubos and we highly recommend this product!"
--- ADAM L. SMITH, ESTIMATOR MCMULLEN ROOFING, CLEARWATER FL
"Tubos, are you kidding me? Every commercial and/or residential re-roof contractor has run into a sub-eight inch VTR scenario, broken or as is. Before Tubos you had to enlist the plumber or get creative with an exterior sleeve, not ideal. These are great to stock in your Service vans. Foremen hoard them behind the bench seat in their truck. You cannot do a re-roof or a recover without them. Thank you Tubos, you have created a must-have for us."
--- GEOFFREY HAGAN, LEED AP ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS MANAGER AT TECTA AMERICA CENTRAL FLORIDA
"The first time we used Tubos my guys said it sure is a lot easier and quicker than those rubber couplings. What a great idea!"
--- JC, SILVER SYSTEMS INCORPORATED