How To Install Metal Roofing Ridge Cap

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How to install metal roofing ridge cap.

To make sure you put it in the right place you need to make reference lines. The installation of the ridge cap is the same as the hip cap. This is a perfect video for a do it yourself homeowner a. Foundational aspects of ridge cap installation are covered in this how to install ridge cap video.

Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the ridge. 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. 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. Begin metal roof ridge cap installation by drawing lines the closure material goes on before the actual ridge cap.

If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge. Please try again later. You use your ridge cap to mark the ribs so that you know where to place the z trims. Center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak.