Install Rake Trim Metal Roof

With your snips cut away the outer outline.

Install rake trim metal roof.

Installing this type of trim is a bit easier than installing rake trim. Align the center bend of the ridge cap directly over the center line of the roof ridge. Learn how to install gable and rake trim on a metal roof. Place the first screw.

Install the roofing screws vertically along each rib in the panel. 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. While eave trim does need to be cut and folded to fit the fascia and gable it requires minimal angling to make a proper fit.

Make a 90 degree mark at the drip edge and across to the edge of the gable. Make a 1 mark from the edge on top of the gable trim. 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. Be sure the larger edge is laid so that the small edge of the next panel will overlap it.

Step by step instructions for installation of gable and rake trim on an exposed fastener panel. Here are some overall installation steps using fasteners. Next cut it to length. Using your previously locked t bevel draw a line from the 1 mark inwards towards the drip edge.

Before we put the gable trim on we need to put tape seal on top of the z trim to make. We will position this on the roof so that we can fasten it to the roof deck and install the rake gable trim. The last step is to use screws again between 12 and 24 inches apart to fasten the eave trim in place. Mark a parallel line at the 1 mark.