Corrugated Metal Roof Ridge Cap Installation

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Corrugated metal roof ridge cap installation. Corrugated metal roofing can be a convenient and relatively affordable way to provide protection without the need to install metal shingles. When you decide to install corrugated metal roofing you just need to make sure that you have the right materials. Consult the guide for your shingle brand to determine the specific method of installation required to preserve the warranty. The ridge cap used in conjunction with butyl tape reliably protects the ridge seam against water infiltration.

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. Moreover a corrugated metal roof is highly durable and will last for decades. Eave flashings include gable. The most common flashing for metal roofing is the ridge cap which is used at the peak of a roof where two opposing roof slopes join.

Most metal shingles will be attached to the roof using metal shingle clips but metal roofing shingle installation can be system specific. The ridge cap is the last thing to put on when installing a metal roof. How to install ridge cap foam closures on a metal roof for a non vented ridge cap. See the illustration below.

Installing a vented ridge cap. If your roof is 2 sided and not just a single slope repeat the installation on the other side of the roof and install a corrugated ridge cap as you proceed across with the panels. Masterrib is a 36 wide. The rounded top and crisp angles provides a classic appearance for your roof.

Although ridge caps can come as shingles and may have a feature such as the ability to self vent or include a skylight the. Other flashings include transition flashing end wall and sidewall flashings and valleys see diagram on right for application. As you can see we ve made a cut 2 inches on either side of the center line of the ridge. Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps.

If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge. Center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak. Just simple 3d animated digital instructions on how to install a ridge cap on a masterrib metal roof. Apply butyl tape sealant at to the inside of the chalk line on both sides of the ridge cap.

I m going to use an abc vented ridge material that s been die cut to fit the sl 16 panel. Installation of panels roof pitch. No sales pitch or other fluff. For a longer ridge move along the ridge repeating.

Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the ridge. Gibraltar corrugated ridge cap is designed to be used with corrugated metal roofing panels.