Metal Roofing Ridge Cap Installation

I m going to use an abc vented ridge material that s been die cut to fit the sl 16 panel.

Metal roofing ridge cap installation.

Center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak. Apply butyl tape sealant at to the inside of the chalk line on both sides of the ridge cap. Now we re ready to deal with a vented ridge cap. Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps.

Installing a vented ridge cap. This is part 6 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house. Preparing the eave ridge cap ends. Our host david mackey discusses techniques used in installing ridge cap using the sl 16 standing seam roofing system from american building components.

For a longer ridge move along the ridge repeating. We now have to install a ridge cap with the vented ridge material. As you can see we ve made a cut 2 inches on either side of the center line of the ridge. 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.

How to install ridge cap foam closures on a metal roof for a non vented ridge cap. If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge. Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the ridge. The ridge cap is the last thing to put on when installing a metal roof.

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