Pipe flashing apparatus and method

A roof flashing comprising:

• a collar, the collar having a conical shape with an apex and a bottom edge;
• a base, the base having a top edge and a bottom edge, the top edge of the base coupled to the bottom edge of the collar;
• a foot coupled to the bottom edge of the base and extending outwardly from the bottom edge of the base;
• and
• a longitudinal opening extending from the apex of the collar to an edge of the foot,
• wherein the longitudinal opening includes first, second, and third sections,
• wherein the first section of the longitudinal opening traverses a portion of the collar from the apex to the bottom edge of the collar at a point where the bottom edge of the collar is coupled to the top edge of the base,
• wherein the second section of the longitudinal opening traverses a portion of the base from the top edge of the base to the bottom edge of the base at a point where the bottom edge of the base is coupled to the foot,
• wherein the third section of the longitudinal opening traverses a portion of the foot from the point where the bottom edge of the base is coupled to the foot to the edge of the foot,
• wherein the longitudinal opening has first and second edges such that when the first and second edges are pulled away from each other a width of the longitudinal opening increases to enable the roof flashing to be installable around a pipe which is not capable of receiving the roof flashing over a top thereof, and
• wherein the foot is associated with a reinforcement material.