How To Install Tin Roof Cap

Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps.

How to install tin roof cap.

Secure the screws but do not overtighten. Next i ll remove the hip cap get our z trim cut them to length and install them. 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.

Use foam insulation along the edge of the roof cap where it meets the metal roofing material. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. Begin metal roof ridge cap installation by drawing lines the closure material goes on before the actual 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 in place.

Remove the paper backing and stick it to the metal roof. To make sure you put it in the right place you need to make reference lines. 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. See the illustration below.

Although you can install corrugated metal roofing over shingles for the best foundation it is recommended that all the old roofing be removed. The washer under the screw head should seal to the surface of the panel without bulging or shifting. 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. Press the cap into the foam and drive in self sealing screws along the edge of the roof cap.

Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the ridge. In the same way that we use z trim for the installation of end wall flashing. For a longer ridge move along the ridge repeating. Remove the old roofing.

Center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak. Concealed fastener hip cap installation. Place the first screw about 7 inches from the bottom and each subsequent screw about 18 to 24 inches apart along the vertical run. Start at one edge of the roof and lay the cap on the ridge line.