Metal Ridge Cap Installation

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

Metal ridge cap installation.

For a longer ridge move along the ridge repeating. Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps. Installing a vented ridge cap. The ridge cap used in conjunction with closure strips reliably protects the ridge seam against water infiltration.

If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge. Preparing the eave ridge cap ends. I m going to use an abc vented ridge material that s been die cut to fit the sl 16 panel. We re going to get the hip cap in place and let it overhang at the eave so that i can make.

The ridge cap is the last thing to put on when installing a metal roof. Now we re ready to deal with a vented ridge cap. Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the ridge. I just installed the last piece of z trim and now we re ready to install the hip cap.

The gibraltar ridge cap is made from sturdy 29 gauge galvalume steel. Center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak. 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. See the illustration below.

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. Galvalume uses an alloy of 45 zinc 55 aluminum to create an extra durable coating that is ideal for ridge capping a galvalume panel roof. Our host david mackey discusses techniques used in installing ridge cap using the sl 16 standing seam roofing system from american building components. We now have to install a ridge cap with the vented ridge material.

How to install ridge cap foam closures on a metal roof for a non vented ridge cap.