How To Finish A Roof Ridge Cap

Using the tabs we started at one end working toward the other so the nails were blind and then on the last tab you have to nail it and use some roof cement on the nail neads.

How to finish a roof ridge cap.

This is a perfect video for a do it yourself homeowner a. Nail on both sides of the ridge behind the area that will be covered with the next piece. 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. Roof cap vents cap vents are commonly placed over the peak to provide passive ventilation for the attic.

Gluing anything on a roof isn t in our vocabulary. Alternate the direction of the joint. Nails are placed along the protruding flanges roughly every 6 inches. There are a number of key steps you need to take to avoid mucking this part up.

Nails and nails only. Use roofing cement to attach the leading edge of this ridge cap piece to the shingles below. Align the first ridge cap piece with the end of the shingles and the chalk line. Start on the end of the ridge opposite to the prevailing winds.

This is an area of the roof which requires extra care and skill. Some cap vents require. Butt together the beveled ends of two shakes or shingles and join them with stainless steel or hot dipped galvanized nails to make one v shaped ridge cap unit.