Metal Roof Dormer Ridge Cap Install

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Metal roof dormer ridge cap install.

We now have to install a ridge cap with the vented ridge material. Installing a vented ridge cap. Now we re ready to deal with a vented ridge cap. Our host david mackey discusses techniques used in installing ridge cap using the sl 16 standing seam roofing system from american building components.

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. Apply butyl tape sealant at to the inside of the chalk line on both sides of the ridge cap. Before i do that we need to apply tape seal along the top of the z trim.

Then we can cut that off and install it. 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. To properly install a valley cap the w valley flashing must be notched and installed as shown on this instruction sheet. As you can see we ve made a cut 2 inches on either side of the center line of the ridge.

Installing the hip cap. The ridge cap is the last thing to put on when installing a metal roof. Center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak. Foundational aspects of ridge cap installation are covered in this how to install ridge cap video.

Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps. Roof shield installation guide all metal and open valley shingle roofs. No sales pitch or other fluff. I m going to install a couple of screws and then we can install our last panel.

Earlier we talked about how water hits the upper panel flows down across the transition trim and onto the lower panel and exits the roof at the eave. How to install ridge cap foam closures on a metal roof for a non vented ridge cap. Masterrib is a 36 wide. 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.

See the illustration below. I m marking here along this ridge and along this ridge. Although ridge caps can come as shingles and may have a feature such as the ability to self vent or include a skylight the. I m going to use an abc vented ridge material that s been die cut to fit the sl 16 panel.