Metal Roof Rake Trim Installation

Abc sl 16 metal roofing system.

Metal roof rake trim installation.

Applicable for ultravic supervic 7 8 corrugated barnmaster. Flashing is metal trim that fits over joints where two sections of roof meet. Measure one panel width in from the roof edge. Resulting in a uniform edge rake trim terminates the roof panel at the end of the roof to the gable end wall panel gieseke says.

Make a mark at the crease line and do the same thing towards the peak of the roof. At this point chalk a line from ridge to eave. How to install rake gable trim. Butyl sealant tape should be placed parallel to the gable on the high seam of the roofing panel.

Lap screws should be placed 12 on center hitting the. Learn how to install gable and rake trim on a metal roof. Place the leading edge of the first panel along this line. Step by step instructions for installation of gable and rake trim on an exposed fastener panel.

It is extremely important that this panel be laid square to the eave and ridge so that the remaining panels will line up square on the roof frame. How to install gable trim for an exposed fastener vicwest metal roof. The flashing should overlap the edge of the roof by one inch to help direct. Fasten gable trim with x inch metal to metal lap screws.

Rake trim can be flat with no overhang or it can overhang the gable end like an eave. Put it against the roof and let it stick out by about an inch. Here we have the concealed fastener rake or gable trim and we ll install this with a continuous cleat. It is cut angled and folded onto the roof line and fasteners usually evenly spaced between 12 and 24 inches apart set it in place.

Fastening prior to fastening gable trim remove all protective plastic from gable trim. Our host david mackey discusses techniques used in installing rake and gable trim using the sl 16 concealed fastener roofing system from american building components.