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Hello all, I put up a 5" gutter on the back of my house. The metal roof overhangs into it a couple inches, so when I tried to use a caulking gun to seal it in the joints, I couldn't get a lot of it. I thought I did, but the joints leak like sieves. What would you do? Can I remove the sealant? It's on kind of thick. If I do get that off, what else can I seal it with? Thank you for any help you come up with! Vic
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My minds in the gutter...
Panefully Clear replied to Panefully Clear's topic in DIY'ers - Ask The Pro's
Thank you, Oxford! You folks are the best!! I'll try that when it gets warmer. I just saw some ice on the tin roof. It is melting a couple inches past the gutter on my deck. The gutter can't catch it when it's clear out there... Oh well, at least it's melting! Thanks again, Vic -
My minds in the gutter...
Panefully Clear replied to Panefully Clear's topic in DIY'ers - Ask The Pro's
I'm not sure what that is so I did a search. I see a pic of a Malco zip screw. Question: If I can't get a drill in (when it warms up), can I put the screw in the bottom of the gutter? I see the purpose of the zipscrew. I just hope I don't cause it to strip the hole. Can't exactly correct with anchors ;-) I hope I can remove all the silicone that is in the way... I hope it peels. It's a balmy 34 degrees right now, ice is melting off the metal roof. Thanks again, Big Mike and Gutterdog! Vic -
My minds in the gutter...
Panefully Clear replied to Panefully Clear's topic in DIY'ers - Ask The Pro's
Mike: this is a metal gutter. I caulked the seams with "Micro OSI Gutter Premium Sealer." I still have half a tube left, but I'm not sure it will work. James: I can't take it off the brackets 'cause it's too long, 28'. By the time I got the resealed gutter back up, I would probably have bent it back out of whack. I wonder if I can take a picture and put it in here... You're right about the gutter needing to be wider, but I live in the Tri-Cities of WA state, and we don't have a lot of rain here. I mainly wanted the gutter to keep the condensation from the top of the house, off my deck, furniture and occasionally, me ;-)) You're right, a hard rain will make the water miss most of the gutter. Gutterdog: There are 3 metal pieces about 4 or 5 inches wide that go between the 10' lengths of gutter. Those are what I called the joints. I think I used clear silicone. Lowe's recommended it to me with the parts. I had a hard time keeping the nozzle aimed at the seams, because of the overhanging metal roof. How can you push the silicone into the seam? I have not put any sealant on the outside of the gutter (underneath). That may be my only option, unless I can find someone who knows what they are doing and have them seal it after I scrape off the sealer that is in there now. Thank all of you for your help! It was -2 degrees here last night, and it isn't looking good through next weekend, so I won't be doing anything for a while. No problem, as we don't have much condensation running off the roof in freezing weather, huh? LOL I thank you. vic