How To Install Metal Roofing Ridge Cap

Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the.

How to install metal roofing ridge 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. Locate the butyl tape so that the ridge fasteners will penetrate at the center of the butyl tape once the ridge cap is. Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak. Then we can cut that off and install it.

You use your ridge cap to mark the ribs so that you know where to place the z trims. This is a perfect video for a do it yourself homeowner a. I m marking here along this ridge and along this ridge. The installation of the ridge cap is the same as the hip cap.

If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge. You cut z trims for the top of your panels. Foundational aspects of ridge cap installation are covered in this how to install ridge cap video. Please try again later.

Installing the hip cap. Now that we ve finished preparing the eave end and the ridge cap ends of the hip cap we can install it on top of the z bar using pop rivets. For a longer ridge move along the. We use a z trim and make sure to have tape seal underneath the z trim and between the ridge cap and the top of the z.