Metal Roof Ridge Cap Installation

Metal roofing ridge cap is the trim placed along the roof s ridge the peak where two roof slopes meet up.

Metal roof ridge cap installation.

This is part 6 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house. In this part i cover installing vented foam closures and the rid. You cut z trims for the top of your panels. No sales pitch or other fluff.

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. Just simple 3d animated digital instructions on how to install a ridge cap on a masterrib metal roof. How to install ridge cap foam closures on a metal roof for a non vented ridge cap. In other words it s put on last the cap to the job.

Although ridge caps can come as shingles and may have a feature such as the ability to self vent or include a skylight the. You use your ridge cap to mark the ribs so that you know where to place the z trims. Once the z trim has been fastened to. Apply butyl tape sealant at to the inside of the chalk line on both sides of the ridge cap.

A ridge cap is normally installed only after all metal roof panels and any other trim are in place. Our host david mackey discusses techniques used in installing ridge cap using the sl 16 standing seam roofing system from american building components. 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.