Metal Hip Roof Ridge Cap Installation

For a longer ridge move along the ridge repeating.

Metal hip roof ridge cap installation.

When i started with iko over 20 years ago three tab. The ridge cap is the last thing to put on when installing a metal roof. Hey wyatt i have a hip roof that i just finished a few weeks ago i cut a 45 angle on the two pieces coming up the roof where they intersect at the peak i removed the outer folds on the top piece of ridge cap back about a foot or so from the end i slit the fold in the center of the cap also to make it bendable you can then bend either half over the other then cut or not cut the ends to suit. Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the ridge.

The process to install ridge cap shingles has changed because roofing market trends have favored a new type of shingle. And on the other side the ridge is closed. Although ridge caps can come as shingles and may have a feature such as the ability to self vent or include a skylight the. I just installed the last piece of z trim and now we re ready to install the hip cap.

How to install hip caps for an exposed fastener vicwest metal roof. What can i do to seal these gaps. Center a piece of ridge cap on the building peak. I am installing a metal hip roof and am concerned about the possibility of leakage around the hip caps seams.

We re going to get the hip cap in place and let it overhang at the eave so that i can make. The installation of the ridge cap is the same as the hip cap. You cut z trims for the top of your panels. Preparing the eave ridge cap ends.

Three tab shingles are easy to cut into strips to create a ridge cap but now roofers and homeowners largely prefer laminated shingles. The ridge cap covers the seams but leaves gaps underneath due to the ridged profile 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 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.

Metal roofing ridge cap installation steps. If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge. You use your ridge cap to mark the ribs so that you know where to place the z. See the illustration below.