Metal Roof Ridge Cap Install

To make sure you put it in the right place you need to make reference lines.

Metal roof ridge cap install.

If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge. You use your ridge cap to mark the ribs so that you know where to place the z trims. For a longer ridge move along the. The installation of the ridge cap is the same as the hip cap.

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. Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak. Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the. Locate the butyl tape so that the ridge fasteners will penetrate at the center of the butyl tape once the ridge cap is.

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.