Metal Roofing Ridge Cap Installation

We now have to install a ridge cap with the vented ridge material.

Metal roofing ridge cap installation.

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

For a longer ridge move along the ridge repeating. See the illustration below. I m going to use an abc vented ridge material that s been die cut to fit the sl 16 panel. Installing a vented ridge cap.

Although ridge caps can come as shingles and may have a feature such as the ability to self vent or include a skylight the. Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the ridge. As you can see we ve made a cut 2 inches on either side of the center line of the ridge. Our host david mackey discusses techniques used in installing ridge cap using the sl 16 standing seam roofing system from american building components.

This is part 6 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house. Preparing the eave ridge cap ends. Apply butyl tape sealant at to the inside of the chalk line on both sides of the ridge cap. I just installed the last piece of z trim and now we re ready to install the hip cap.

In this part i cover installing vented foam closures and the rid. 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. Center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak.