How To Install Tin Roof Cap

For a longer ridge move along the ridge repeating.

How to install tin roof cap.

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. 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. Concealed fastener hip cap installation. Begin metal roof ridge cap installation by drawing lines the closure material goes on before the actual ridge cap.

See the illustration below. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge. 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.

Next i ll remove the hip cap get our z trim cut them to length and install them. Start at one edge of the roof and lay the cap on the ridge line. Remove the old roofing. Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the ridge.

Press the cap into the foam and drive in self sealing screws along the edge of the roof cap. Use foam insulation along the edge of the roof cap where it meets the metal roofing material. Work at a comfortable steady pace trying not to rip up or carry off too much old roofing at once. To make sure you put it in the right place you need to make reference lines.

This is part 6 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house. The washer under the screw head should seal to the surface of the panel without bulging or shifting. 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. Center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak.

Remove the paper backing and stick it to the metal roof. Although you can install corrugated metal roofing over shingles for the best foundation it is recommended that all the old roofing be removed. In the same way that we use z trim for the installation of end wall flashing. Place the first screw about 7 inches from the bottom and each subsequent screw about 18 to 24 inches apart along the vertical run.