Metal Roof Cap Installation

In this part i cover installing vented foam closures and the rid.

Metal roof cap installation.

Center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak. How to install ridge cap foam closures on a metal roof for a non vented ridge cap. Let s take a look at the most common types of metal roofs for houses. This is part 6 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house.

Whether you are looking to install a metal roof on a shed or a house it s important to know the difference in the various types of metal roofs available. 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. For a longer ridge move along the ridge repeating. If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge.

Concealed fastener hip cap installation. You will most likely have to order the roofing metal in the amount and color specific to your house. An affordable option and easier to lay than shingles tin is the most commonly used type of metal roofing. Next i ll remove the hip cap get our z trim cut them to length and install them.

Once the z trim has been fastened to. See the illustration below. Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps. In the same way that we use z trim for the installation of end wall flashing.

You use your ridge cap to mark the ribs so that you know where to place the z trims. Although ridge caps can come as shingles and may have a feature such as the ability to self vent or include a skylight the. Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the ridge. The installation of the ridge cap is the same as the hip cap.

You will also need a large garbage can a jigsaw or power metal shear a staple gun a drill and assorted drill bits 1 inch roofing nails metal roofing screws and self drilling self sealing wood screws. First we re going to position the hip cap so that i can mark the tops of the ribs with a sharpie which will tell me where to put the z trim. The ridge cap is the last thing to put on when installing a metal roof.