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. This is part 6 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house. 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.

The installation of the ridge cap is the same as the hip cap. You cut z trims for the top of your panels. 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.

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 part i cover installing vented foam closures and the rid. Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps.