Metal Roof Gable Ends

Each trim features ends on the flashing that help match the lines of your other attached trim.

Metal roof gable ends.

Gable trim designed to finish off the edge of the roof gable or rake. Overlap the ridge cap six inches. Slightly pry open hems of the adjacent gable trim this. Gable trim finishes off your roof panels at the edge of your roof.

Using your snips remove both hems and the drip edge of gable at 3 mark. It is designed for maximum effectiveness and aesthetics. Step by step gable and rake trim installation instructions that specifically cover how to overlapping gable. Don t leave the cut edge of the ridge cap exposed.

Use a screwdriver to pry open both hems at 3 mark. Designed to finish off the edge of your roof this gable trim is the perfect finishing touch to your project. Here at 1st coast metal roofing supply we value our customer service and p. Striations and bends on the flashing provide strength and match the lines of your other edge trims.

Add up the total amount of gable of the roof and divide by 9 5. I ll make a mark in line with the face and the back of the fascia to create my bend lines. Gable rake trim installation subscribe to our page for more metal roofing videos. The gable trim combined with sealant provides a watertight seal for your roof system.

Gable or rake trim is attached to the sloping edges of roof gables to prevent wind driven rain from penetrating the exposed undersides of the roof panels that connect the ridge and the eave of your home. Learn how to overlap gable trim on a metal roof. How many do i need. How to overlap gable trim your gable trim should be overlapped 3 inches mark both gable trim hems 3 at the edge.

Cut the last piece of ridge cap to fit while accounting for the six inch overlap and 1 required to prepare the ridge cap end. When used with sealant this gable trim provides a watertight seal to your roof. For the corner detail at the eave mark the gable trim and then make a series of simple folds so that when you look at the corner of the roof it is clean and boxed in. Gabled roofs can be covered with almost any type of material including asphalt shingles cedar shakes terra cotta metal and clay or concrete tiles.

Fold the side in first then fold the top down and close off this hole.