Roof Ridge Installation

The flashing should overlap the edge of the roof by one inch to help direct.

Roof ridge installation.

The standard lengths for metal roof ridge cap are ten feet to twelve feet long. A ridge cap is typically the last piece of trim that will be installed. This aluminum cap is the finished product and does not require additional asphalt shingle ridge caps. With new laminated hip and ridge cap shingles finishing a roof installation with a ridge cap is a much simpler process than with the old three tab shingles.

Begin by removing all cap shingles along the entire. Flashing is metal trim that fits over joints where two sections of roof meet. Line up the edges with the chalk line and secure with 2 roof nails right above the adhesive line on the shingle tab. For a longer ridge move along the.

The shingle should be in the center of the ridge. Install a ridge vent preparing for ridge vent installation. A shingle over vent is installed over the ridge of a roof and is covered over by asphalt shingle caps that match the surrounding roof shingles. An aluminum ridge vent has a mushroom shaped profile combined with a wide flange on both sides that sits on top of the roof shingles.

The ridge of the roof is prepared similarly for both types of ridge vent. For a ridge vent to work properly it must have adequate intake of fresh cool. Continue along the ridge of the roof until you have all of the shingles secured. Bend the flashing into a v shape to fit over the top roof ridge and the corners where the panels meet.

Follow these steps to remove cap shingles. If the ridge is only 15 20 long repeat step 1 at the opposite end of the ridge. Start at one of the eaves of the ridge and wrap a shingle around the ridge of the roof. Make a mark at the cap s lower edges both sides at one end of the.

If you are overlapping ridge cap flashing have a 6 inch overlap. Before you begin the ridge cap installation on your metal roof make sure that the eave trim and gable trim are installed.