How To Put On Metal Roof Cap

First we re going to put the hip cap in place and mark it so that we can prepare the end here at the eave and the top at the ridge.

How to put on metal roof cap.

For a longer ridge move along the. Just simple 3d animated digital instructions on how to install rake trim on a masterrib metal roof. Begin metal roof ridge cap installation by drawing lines the closure material goes on before the actual ridge cap. If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge.

Remove the paper backing and stick it to the metal roof. If you want to finish the ridge cap at the gable let it over hang by about an inch make your marks and bend it down. Cut the panels to the desired length. Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the.

We re going to get the hip cap in place and let it overhang at the eave so that i can make marks and bend it down. To make sure you put it in the right place you need to make reference lines. How to install ridge cap foam closures on a metal roof for a non vented ridge cap apply butyl tape sealant at to the inside of the chalk line on both sides of the ridge cap. Masterrib is a 36 wide 5.

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 the roof panel you position your ridge cap and fasten it to the z trim using pop rivets. Locate the butyl tape so that the ridge fasteners will penetrate at the center of the butyl tape once the ridge cap is. An alternate detail is a vented ridge cap which allows attic ventilation thr.

This closes it off for a nice finished look where the two joints at the eave are. Use foam insulation along the edge of the roof cap where it meets the metal roofing material. Now i ve marked the top side of the hip cap in line with the eave and i m making a quick mark underneath where the two eaves meet so that i can join those lines and. Allow for a minimum of 18 inches 46 cm if you need to lap to complete the run.

Start at one edge of the roof and lay the cap on the ridge line. Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak. This video shows how to install an unvented ridge cap with standing seam panels.