Installing Vented Ridge Cap On Metal Roof

Mark a pencil line on the ridges of the installed metal roofing panels using the edge of the ridge cap as a guide.

Installing vented ridge cap on metal roof.

There needs to be a 2 inch wide opening at the ridge for ventilation. Below we ve compiled some helpful tips on how to install a ridge vent for metal roofing. A ridge vent is designed to allow air to flow freely from the attic. Installing a vented ridge cap.

Now we re ready to deal with a vented ridge cap. We purchased installing a vented ridge cap for tin roof 9 10 2010 within the installation process discussion of the residential metal roofing forum. Add any connectors and end caps that came with your ridge vent system to ensure the vent is watertight. We recently redid the our roof with tin.

Position a section of metal ridge cap over the peak of the metal roof with the end of the ridge cap flush with one end of the roof peak. I m going to use an abc vented ridge material that s been die cut to fit the sl 16 panel. Although ridge caps can come as shingles and may have a feature such as the ability to self vent or include a skylight the. The ridge cap is the last thing to put on when installing a metal roof.

The steps above explain steel roofing ridge cap installation for the most common metal roof and cap designs. Our host david mackey discusses techniques used in installing ridge cap using the sl 16 standing seam roofing system from american building components. Other metal roofing and ridge cap types. If you have a vented ridge cap it will require a ridge vent such as profilevent.

Position the aluminum ridge vent along the reference line. The ridge vent is then covered with a metal ridge cap the purpose of the ridge vent is to create constant air flow along the horizontal ridge of your home. Fasten the vent to the roof decking and rafters or trusses by nailing through the flange on both sides of the vent using the nails and nail spacing recommended by the manufacturer. There are other types as well such as standing seam and shingle style panels vented ridge cap skylight ridge cap and formed ridge cap.

Install profilevent to 1 up slope from the edge of the ridge cap. As you can see we ve made a cut 2 inches on either side of the center line of the ridge. The roofer said he could take those off and install ridge caps but he d have to cut along either side of the peak by about 4 and although it would look better cosmetically having shingles covering the peak it would not produce as good ventilation as the ridge vent now sitting on top of the house and it would expose me to problems with mold and so on.