Metal Roof Capping Installation

The cutting of the z trim is straight forward.

Metal roof capping installation.

Apply butyl tape sealant at to the inside of the chalk line on both sides of the ridge cap. By installing corrugated metal roof drip edge it will be easier for that mass to move down or be removed. If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge. You cut z trims for the top of your panels.

Concealed fastener hip cap installation. 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. Once the z trim has been fastened to. 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.

Next i ll remove the hip cap get our z trim cut them to length and install them. I m going to mark the z trim cut it and install it so that we can install the end wall trim using stitch screws. 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. For a longer ridge move along the ridge repeating.

How to install ridge cap foam closures on a metal roof for a non vented ridge cap. The extension should be at least inch for it to work. To cut it i just snip through and it bends. Step by step install drip edge on a metal roof.

See the illustration below. Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the ridge. You can see my pencil marks where i ve had it up on the roof and i ve made the measures to fit in between the panel and the gable trim. Center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak.

In the same way that we use z trim for the installation of end wall flashing. Build the lower rim of roof extended away from the fascia. The installation of the ridge cap is the same as the hip cap.