Metal Roof Gable Trim Installation

How to install gable trim for an exposed fastener vicwest metal roof.

Metal roof gable trim installation.

If you are overlapping ridge cap flashing have a 6 inch overlap. It should overlap the edge of the gutter if you have them. Flashing is metal trim that fits over joints where two sections of roof meet. The flashing should overlap the edge of the roof by one inch to help direct.

Bend the flashing into a v shape to fit over the top roof ridge and the corners where the panels meet. Make a 1 mark from the edge on top of the gable trim. Metal roofing trim can give homes a finished polished appearance with contrasting colors and interesting shapes. Eliminating moisture intrusion and diverting water away from a building trim creates smooth and watertight transitions between different sections of the roof which is critical in locations where the roof s slope or.

Applicable for ultravic supervic 7 8 corrugated barnmaster. How to cut and finish gable trim at the eave of a metal roof make a 3 mark from the edge on top of the gable trim. The edging or eave flashing consists of metal strips that are used to cover the perimeter of the roof. If this type of trim is used it is important to properly seal sealer tape is commonly used and fasten the cladding sheet along the gable to prevent water from migrating under the sheet and into the building.

Apply the tape seal to the top of the z just as we have at the eave and other places of the roof. We are ready to install the gable trim using pop rivets with tape seal in between the gable trim and the z. It should match the eave drip that extends along the drip edge of the roof. Use your 1 1 4 in 3 2 cm nails to secure the flashing to the subroof.

A ridge cap is typically the last piece of trim that will be installed. There are two finish details on the gable trim that we are going to show. The standard lengths for metal roof ridge cap are ten feet to twelve feet long. Before you begin the ridge cap installation on your metal roof make sure that the eave trim and gable trim are installed.

To install gable trim fit the pieces in place fastening through at 36 spacing maximum both top and bottom nail ing fanges. More importantly this integral roof accessory provides critical protection in conjunction with metal roofing panels to strengthen and seal the entire roof.