Installing Vented Ridge Cap On Metal Roof

How to install ridge cap vent for a metal roof for a vented ridge cap.

Installing vented ridge cap on metal roof.

Below we ve compiled some helpful tips on how to install a ridge vent for metal roofing. The ridge cap is the last thing to put on when installing a metal roof. Install profilevent to 1 up slope from the edge of the ridge cap. 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.

As you can see we ve made a cut 2 inches on either side of the center line of the ridge. There needs to be a 2 inch wide opening at the ridge for ventilation. It s made from a permeable material and is placed on top of the metal roofing panels at the ridge of the roof. I m going to use an abc vented ridge material that s been die cut to fit the sl 16 panel.

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. This video shows how to install an unvented ridge cap with standing seam panels. Installing a vented ridge cap. Other metal roofing and ridge cap types.

There are other types as well such as standing seam and shingle style panels vented ridge cap skylight ridge cap and formed ridge cap. Mark a pencil line on the ridges of the installed metal roofing panels using the edge of the ridge cap as a guide. The steps above explain steel roofing ridge cap installation for the most common metal roof and cap designs. An alternate detail is a vented ridge cap which allows attic ventilation thr.

If you have a vented ridge cap it will require a ridge vent such as profilevent. We now have to install a ridge cap with the vented ridge material.