Why are roof cappings needed on a metal roof system?
Roof cappings are pre-formed accessory pieces to neatly finish parts of the roof; whether that be the verges, ridge and hip ends or the junctions where two hips may meet. These cappings are crucial elements of a roof to ensure everything is closed off securely and keeps the roof watertight. Roof cappings are also beneficial to speed up installation and provide a ready-made, pre-formed solution to capping off the edges of a roof – rather than having to cut and form tiles and ridges into place manually.
What roof cappings are needed for a metal roof?
At Metrotile UK, we have a range of high-quality, pre-formed roof cappings that come as part of our 40-year weatherproof warranty, available to suit all profiles and colours.
- Ridge End Caps: Utilised at the gable ends on a pitched roof to close off the edge of a ridge at the apex with a flush, rigid capping.
- Hip End Caps: For cleanly capping off any hip ends at the eaves of the roof, available in 90° angles for right-angled corners, and 135° for larger corners.
- Y-Shaped Junction: A common junction found on roof shapes where two hips come to meet the ridge at a singular point. The Y-Shaped Junction saves cutting and forming ridge/ hips together and provides a pre-formed alternative to make a singular capping where they meet.
- 5-Way Junction: Commonly utilised on roof types where 4 evenly spaced hips meet at a singular point at the ridge; such as on a Victorian style conservatory. Saves time and effort of forming 4 hips and a ridge together with just one, durable capping.
What size of roof cappings are needed on a lightweight metal roof?
To ensure your roof cappings keep the roof watertight; they’ll need to fit the ridges and hips correctly. Metrotile’s pre-formed roof cappings are available in different sizes to perfectly match and fit securely with the ridge and hips on the rest of the roof.
- 230mm width cappings to fit with the Delta Ridge and hips.
- 130mm width cappings to fit the Verranda accessory range, ideal for smaller roofs or ones with multiple hips where a thinner capping is more aesthetically pleasing.
- Rounded cappings to suit barreled ridges; with rounded, pre-formed end caps and Y-Junctions available.
Explore Metrotile’s range of high-quality roof cappings and find the best solution for ensuring a simple and secure way to provide the finishing touches to your roof.
