Metal Ridge Cap Installation

Installing a vented ridge cap.

Metal 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. 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. As you can see we ve made a cut 2 inches on either side of the center line of the ridge.

How to install ridge cap foam closures on a metal roof for a non vented ridge cap. I m going to use an abc vented ridge material that s been die cut to fit the sl 16 panel. I just installed the last piece of z trim and now we re ready to install the hip cap. 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. The ridge cap is the last thing to put on when installing a metal roof. 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. 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.

We now have to install a ridge cap with the vented ridge material. We re going to get the hip cap in place and let it overhang at the eave so that i can make. First we re going to put the hip cap in place and mark it so that we can prepare the end here at the eave and the top at the ridge. If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge.

Center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak. Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps. 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. See the illustration below.

The ridge cap used in conjunction with closure strips reliably protects the ridge seam against water infiltration.