Stone Coated Roof Jacks and Vents in Dublin, CA

The older part of Dublin, the tract streets around Village Parkway and Amador Valley Boulevard, went up mostly in the 1960s, well before the city incorporated. Those houses are on later roofs by now. When a roofer tears one off, the plumbing stack and the water heater flue coming through the deck are often the original galvanized pieces, and the easy move is to reuse them, paint them and call it done. It looks fine for a while.

East Dublin tells a different story. Dublin Ranch, Positano and the neighborhoods out along Fallon Road were built from around 2000 on, with plenty of concrete tile alongside composition shingle. Builders commonly paint the roof jacks to match when a home is new. That paint has now spent years in the Tri-Valley sun, and on many roofs it has drifted to a shade the tile never was. Stand across the street and every pipe gives itself away.

Both halves of town end up in the same place: metal that was painted to blend in and no longer does. Stone coating ends that cycle. The finish is long lasting and maintenance free, it is backed by a 25 year product warranty, and no additional painting is necessary afterward.

Many Dublin associations publish design guidelines, and a common one says vents, pipes and other rooftop metal have to be painted to match the roof. As a standard it makes sense. As a chore it keeps coming back. For an owner it means another ladder day; for the association it can mean another round of notices when the paint fades.

A stone coated vent meets the look without the upkeep. Tell us the roof color and we match it, including custom blends for tile that sits between standard shades such as Autumn Blend, Terra Cotta or Birchwood. The color is part of the stone coated finish rather than a layer of paint, so it does not need a fresh coat to keep matching. We cannot speak for any association's rules, so check yours, and if a board or management company wants to see what the finish looks like, the gallery and our homeowners page are good places to start.

Dublin summers are hot and dry, and most afternoons bring a wind that pours in over the hills from the bay side. In fall the wind can turn hot and dry as well. That combination is hard on the soft parts of a roof penetration. Rubber collars on pipe jacks dry out and crack. Beads of sealant bake until they let go. Paint fades faster on the sunny slopes than anywhere else on the house.

The Rapid Sleeve was made for exactly this. It is a 10 inch stone coated metal sleeve with an elongated drip cap and a lower flare that seals any plumber vent, and its own flyer lists what it replaces: rubber collars, spray paint, broken sealant, leaks, overspray, rust and callbacks. Our stone coated flashings handle the other penetrations, with the seam on the cone sealed by an adhesive that bonds with the metal, and the stone coated vents cover dormer vents, low profile O'Hagin vents, elbow vents and vent caps. Proprietary formulation is what lets all of it withstand hail, freeze, thaw and extreme heat.

We make the parts, and your Dublin roofer installs them. For a Dublin homeowner, the move is to ask for stone coated flashings when the reroof is being bid, then contact your local contractor for pricing. Call us any time with product questions.

Roofers working in Dublin can call to order or pick them up through your roofing distributor. The parts fit all standard types of installations with no special tools, and if you want a sample to show an owner or a touch up kit for the truck, just ask. There is more for the trade on our contractors page and more on the finish itself at why stone coat. If your jobs also take you to Pleasanton, San Ramon or Livermore, ordering works the same way, and the rest of the towns are on our service areas page.