You cut z trims for the top of your panels.
How to install metal roofing ridge cap.
Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the ridge.
The installation of the ridge cap is the same as the hip cap.
You use your ridge cap to mark the ribs so that you know where to place the z trims.
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.
If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge.
Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps.
In this part i cover installing vented foam closures and the rid.
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.
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.
Center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak.