How To Put On Metal Roof Cap

Put the first piece of ridge cap metal in place.

How to put on metal roof cap.

Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the ridge. Use 1 1 4 inch nails to cover the outline of the roof with strips of metal eave flashing also called edging. Fasten the ridge cap with metal to metal fasteners at twelve inch on center. Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak.

Fasten through the high seam of the metal roofing panel. 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. From underlayment venting layout. 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.

Metal roofing learning channel. In this part i cover installing vented foam closures and the rid. Space the screws about 12 in 30 cm apart down the entire piece of metal. This is part 6 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house.

Step by step instruction on how to install a standing seam metal roof. Take care the first piece is aligned precisely perpendicular square to the edge. Place corner pieces where panels will meet bends at the edge of the roofing. 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.

We cover all the basics of metal roof installation. If there are gutters installed on the eaves the eave flashing should be installed to overhang the lip of the gutter by about 1 2 inch. Use your neoprene washer head screws to secure the metal to the sheathing. To make sure you put it in the right place you need to make reference lines.