Metal Roof Ridge Cap Installation

Although ridge caps can come as shingles and may have a feature such as the ability to self vent or include a skylight the.

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

No sales pitch or other fluff. You use your ridge cap to mark the ribs so that you know where to place the z trims. Metal roofing ridge cap is the trim placed along the roof s ridge the peak where two roof slopes meet up. Apply butyl tape sealant at to the inside of the chalk line on both sides of the ridge cap.

Masterrib is a 36 wide. This is part 6 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house. The installation of the ridge cap is the same as the hip cap. You cut z trims for the top of your panels.

A ridge cap is normally installed only after all metal roof panels and any other trim are in place. 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.