How To Put On Metal Roof Cap

Put the first piece of ridge cap metal in place.

How to put on metal roof cap.

Metal roofing learning channel. From underlayment venting layout. Step by step instruction on how to install a standing seam metal roof. Begin metal roof ridge cap installation by drawing lines the closure material goes on before the actual ridge cap.

Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak. Fasten the ridge cap with metal to metal fasteners at twelve inch on center. We re going to get the hip cap in place and let it overhang at the eave so that i can make marks and bend it down. Take your first sheet of metal and place it on the roof so that it overhangs the edge at least 3 4 in 1 9 cm.

Take care the first piece is aligned precisely perpendicular square to the edge. Fasten through the high seam of the metal roofing panel. In this part i cover installing vented foam closures and the rid. This closes it off for a nice finished look where the two joints at the eave are.

Space the screws about 12 in 30 cm apart down the entire piece of metal. To make sure you put it in the right place you need to make reference lines. First we re going to put the hip cap in place and mark it so that we can prepare the end here at the eave and the top at the ridge. See the illustration below.

Use your neoprene washer head screws to secure the metal to the sheathing. Use 1 1 4 inch nails to cover the outline of the roof with strips of metal eave flashing also called edging. Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the ridge. Place corner pieces where panels will meet bends at the edge of the roofing.