How To Install Residential Rake Trim On Metal Roof

Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel.

How to install residential rake trim on metal roof. Make a 1 mark from the edge on top of the gable trim. We will position this on the roof so that we can fasten it to the roof deck and install the rake gable trim. Using your previously locked t bevel draw a line from the 1 mark inwards towards the drip edge. With the rake trim in place i m going to slide the z trim underneath and make a mark on the roof deck so i know where to install it.

This is part 1 of a 6 part video series explaining how i installed a metal roof on my house. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it. Next cut it to length. Sl 16 imperial rib.

Before we put the gable trim on we need to put tape seal on top of the z trim to make. Introduction to the sl 16 metal roofing system. Each screw should be positioned 1 2 inch above the edge of the ridge cap and should be driven until the neoprene gasket on the screw begins to spread out from beneath the metal washer. Mark a parallel line at the 1 mark.

Align the first metal roofing panel so that it overlaps the edging by 1 2 to 3 4 of an inch and is square to the roof line. I ll also mark on the panel so i know where to fasten the z trim. Gable rake trim installation subscribe to our page for more metal roofing videos. Make a 90 degree mark at the drip edge and across to the edge of the gable.

Drive one 2 inch self tapping metal roofing screw through both sides of the metal ridge cap into the roofing material. With your snips cut away the outer outline. You can then apply tape seal to the bottom and fasten it to the roof deck.