Nails and nails only.
How to finish a roof ridge cap.
Gluing anything on a roof isn t in our vocabulary.
Nails are placed along the protruding flanges roughly every 6 inches.
Use roofing cement to attach the leading edge of this ridge cap piece to the shingles below.
There are a number of key steps you need to take to avoid mucking this part up.
In summary to install the ridge cap shingles you simply separate them where they are perforated bend them over the peak and nail them down.
Alternate the direction of the joint.
Align the first ridge cap piece with the end of the shingles and the chalk line.
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.
This is an area of the roof which requires extra care and skill.
Continue up the roof from both side and then cut 3 caps from each tab of the shingle.
This is a perfect video for a do it yourself homeowner a.
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.
Foundational aspects of ridge cap installation are covered in this how to install ridge cap video.
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.
Some cap vents require.