Metal Roofing Ridge Cap Installation

Apply butyl tape sealant at to the inside of the chalk line on both sides of the ridge cap.

Metal roofing ridge cap installation. I m going install these using pancake head fasteners and once that s done we can install the hip cap. I m going to use an abc vented ridge material that s been die cut to fit the sl 16 panel. As you can see we ve made a cut 2 inches on either side of the center line of the ridge. Now we re ready to deal with a vented ridge cap.

Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps. If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge. How to install ridge cap foam closures on a metal roof for a non vented ridge cap. This is part 6 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house.

Installing a vented ridge cap. Although ridge caps can come as shingles and may have a feature such as the ability to self vent or include a skylight the. For a longer ridge move along the ridge repeating. Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the ridge.

In this part i cover installing vented foam closures and the rid. I just installed the last piece of z trim and now we re ready to install the hip cap. Preparing the eave ridge cap ends. The ridge cap is the last thing to put on when installing a metal roof.

We now have to install a ridge cap with the vented ridge material. In this video i demonstrate how to vent your house roof and install a vented metal ridge cap for entertainment purposes only the metal i m using is called c. Our host david mackey discusses techniques used in installing ridge cap using the sl 16 standing seam roofing system from american building components.