Metal Roof Cap Installation

For a longer ridge move along the ridge repeating.

Metal roof cap installation.

You will also need a large garbage can a jigsaw or power metal shear a staple gun a drill and assorted drill bits 1 inch roofing nails metal roofing screws and self drilling self sealing wood screws. An affordable option and easier to lay than shingles tin is the most commonly used type of metal roofing. Concealed fastener hip cap installation. Although ridge caps can come as shingles and may have a feature such as the ability to self vent or include a skylight the.

Once the z trim has been fastened to. Center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak. Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the ridge. If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge.

This is part 6 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house. Let s take a look at the most common types of metal roofs for houses. 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.

First we re going to position the hip cap so that i can mark the tops of the ribs with a sharpie which will tell me where to put the z trim. Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps. How to install ridge cap foam closures on a metal roof for a non vented ridge cap. 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.

The installation of the ridge cap is the same as the hip cap. The ridge cap is the last thing to put on when installing a metal roof. In the same way that we use z trim for the installation of end wall flashing. You cut z trims for the top of your panels.

You use your ridge cap to mark the ribs so that you know where to place the z trims. Apply butyl tape sealant at to the inside of the chalk line on both sides of the ridge cap. You will most likely have to order the roofing metal in the amount and color specific to your house.