Metal Roofing Ridge Cap Installation

I m going to use an abc vented ridge material that s been die cut to fit the sl 16 panel.

Metal roofing ridge cap installation.

Apply butyl tape sealant at to the inside of the chalk line on both sides of the ridge cap. We now have to install a ridge cap with the vented ridge material. Although ridge caps can come as shingles and may have a feature such as the ability to self vent or include a skylight the. Installing a vented ridge cap.

Center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak. For a longer ridge move along the ridge repeating. If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge. 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.

This is part 6 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house. Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps. The ridge cap is the last thing to put on when installing a metal roof. See the illustration below.

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

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