Metal Roofing Ridge Cap Installation

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

Metal roofing ridge cap installation.

I m going install these using pancake head fasteners and once that s done we can install the hip cap. In this video i demonstrate how to vent your house roof and install a vented metal ridge cap for entertainment purposes only the metal i m using is called c. Our host david mackey discusses techniques used in installing ridge cap using the sl 16 standing seam roofing system from american building components. See the illustration below.

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 install ridge cap foam closures on a metal roof for a non vented ridge cap. If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge. The ridge cap is the last thing to put on when installing a metal roof.

Although ridge caps can come as shingles and may have a feature such as the ability to self vent or include a skylight the. We now have to install a ridge cap with the vented ridge material. I m going to use an abc vented ridge material that s been die cut to fit the sl 16 panel. For a longer ridge move along the ridge repeating.

Now we re ready to deal with a vented ridge cap. Preparing the eave ridge cap ends. In this part i cover installing vented foam closures and the rid. Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps.

I just installed the last piece of z trim and now we re ready to install the hip cap. Installing a vented ridge cap. As you can see we ve made a cut 2 inches on either side of the center line of the ridge.