Ridge Cap Metal Roof Installation

Locate the butyl tape so that the ridge fasteners will penetrate at the center of the butyl tape once the ridge cap is.

Ridge cap metal roof installation.

The ridge vent is then covered with a metal ridge cap. Begin metal roof ridge cap installation by drawing lines the closure material goes on before the actual ridge cap. For a longer ridge move along the. Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the.

How to install ridge cap foam closures on a metal roof for a non vented ridge cap apply butyl tape sealant at to the inside of the chalk line on both sides of the ridge cap. Preparing the eave ridge cap ends. The purpose of the ridge vent is to create constant air flow along the horizontal ridge of your home. This video shows how to install an unvented ridge cap with standing seam panels.

It allows the stale air in the attic to be drawn out on a year round basis. I m going install these using pancake head fasteners and once that s done we can install the hip cap. If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge. I just installed the last piece of z trim and now we re ready to install the hip cap.

The installation of the ridge cap is the same as the hip cap. Trim the most common flashing for metal roofing is the ridge cap which is used at the peak of a roof where two opposing roof slopes join. To make sure you put it in the right place you need to make reference lines. An alternate detail is a vented ridge cap which allows attic ventilation thr.

Other flashings include transition flashing end wall and sidewall flashings and valleys see diagram on right for application. You use your ridge cap to mark the ribs so that you know where to place the z trims. You cut z trims for the top of your panels.