Install Rake Trim Metal Roof

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Install rake trim metal roof.

Learn how to install gable and rake trim on a metal roof. With your snips cut away the outer outline. Place the first screw. Step by step instructions for installation of gable and rake trim on an exposed fastener panel.

Here are some overall installation steps using fasteners. I ll also mark on the panel so i know where to fasten the z trim. We will position this on the roof so that we can fasten it to the roof deck and install the rake gable trim. Insert a magnetic 1 4 inch driver bit into a power drill.

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. Ridge caps should be installed so that all end laps are away from the prevailing wind. You can then apply tape seal to the bottom and fasten it to the roof deck. Make a 1 mark from the edge on top of the gable trim.

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. Make a 90 degree mark at the drip edge and across to the edge of the gable. Align the center bend of the ridge cap directly over the center line of the roof ridge. Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel.

Mark a parallel line at the 1 mark. Before we put the gable trim on we need to put tape seal on top of the z trim to make. Using your previously locked t bevel draw a line from the 1 mark inwards towards the drip edge. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it.