Installing Metal Roof Ridge Cap

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Installing metal roof ridge cap.

Locate the butyl tape so that the ridge fasteners will penetrate at the center of the butyl tape once the ridge cap is. 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. I m marking here along this ridge and along this ridge. The universal ridge cap is flashing for the top edge of the roof panels.

Now that we ve finished preparing the eave end and the ridge cap ends of the hip cap we can install it on top of the z bar using pop rivets. Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak. To read pdf files you need the adobe acrobat reader 6 0 or higher. Foundational aspects of ridge cap installation are covered in this how to install ridge cap video.

10 emerald green universal ridge cap. Begin metal roof ridge cap installation by drawing lines the closure material goes on before the actual ridge cap. Then we can cut that off and install it. To make sure you put it in the right place you need to make reference lines.

Before i do that we need to apply tape seal along the top of the z trim. Our host david mackey discusses techniques used in installing ridge cap using the sl 16 standing seam roofing system from american building components. Installing the hip cap. This video shows how to install an unvented ridge cap with standing seam panels.

It s 10 feet long. Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the. For a longer ridge move along the. This is step 23 in a 24 step video series that shows you how to install the rid.

An alternate detail is a vented ridge cap which allows attic ventilation thr.