Metal Roof Ridge Cap Installation

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.

Metal roof ridge cap installation.

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. Once the z trim has been fastened to. 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. 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. In this part i cover installing vented foam closures and the rid.

The installation of the ridge cap is the same as the hip cap. Metal roofing ridge cap is the trim placed along the roof s ridge the peak where two roof slopes meet up. No sales pitch or other fluff. Our host david mackey discusses techniques used in installing ridge cap using the sl 16 standing seam roofing system from american building components.

The ridge cap is the last thing to put on when installing a metal roof. A ridge cap is normally installed only after all metal roof panels and any other trim are in place. In other words it s put on last the cap to the job.