How To Install Metal Roof Ridge To Valley Tie In

The ridge cap is the last thing to put on when installing a metal roof.

How to install metal roof ridge to valley tie in.

See the illustration below. Apply butyl tape sealant at to the inside of the chalk line on both sides of the ridge cap. Center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak. I have my valley custom made with water trough to help with leaking b.

Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps. Best practices for sealing the metal roof valley vary based on the slope of the roof. How to install ridge cap foam closures on a metal roof for a non vented ridge cap. Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the ridge.

As the asphalt shingles are installed over the roof deck the shingles are extended into the valley. With a clean valley you can lay down some peel and stick roofing membrane. Remove the old roofing. We have our pitch change trim installed with an offset cleat on top of it and we ve made sure to use tape seal in between the cleat and the transition trim.

Install synthetic roofing underlayment or felt paper according to manufacturer specifications and then install the first piece of valley flashing. Locate the butyl tape so that the ridge fasteners will penetrate at the center of the butyl tape once the ridge cap is in place. How to seal metal roof valley. The top joinery of both valleys when they meet on the same plane of roof is shown here.

Now that i ve finished installing the transition trim we can install an offset cleat so that we can clip our upper panels into it. If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge. Although ridge caps can come as shingles and may have a feature such as the ability to self vent or include a skylight the. Low slope roofs slope less than 3 12 use tape sealant between the valley trim and the panel.

Fold the top over the roof ridge and cut the bottom along the drip edge metal. However these shingles are not run entirely through the valley area but rather the center of the metal valley is left exposed. In addition it is important to avoid nailing the shingles through the valley metal.