Ridge Cap Metal Roof Installation

An alternate detail is a vented ridge cap which allows attic ventilation thr.

Ridge cap metal roof installation.

I ve made a pencil mark 2. Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak. How to install ridge cap soffit venting vs gable venting. I m going install these using pancake head fasteners and once that s done we can install the hip cap.

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. Locate the butyl tape so that the ridge fasteners will penetrate at the center of the butyl tape once the ridge cap is. If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge.

Every building is different and every house every building has to be evaluated based. Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the. Installing a vented ridge cap. This video shows how to install an unvented ridge cap with standing seam panels.

I just installed the last piece of z trim and now we re ready to install the hip cap. For a longer ridge move along the.