NanciL
Bakersville, NC, USA
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I am about to replace some gutters on my house. What is the best adhesive/sealant for connecting the ten foot section connectors for aluminum or plastic gutters?
I don't want to use silicon, since in the past , after a short period, it allows water to drip through.
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troll3193
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I just had to repair a leak in my gutters this spring, right where the corner comes together.
The gutter company originally caulked it, then I had some roof work done and the contractor caused it to leak, he re-caulked it, but it continued to leak..
So I cleaned it up, pulled out as much of the old caulk as I could, cleaned it with rubbing alcohol and applied Eternabond tape to the joints, inside the gutter....
has not leaked since... Lot of bends and such, so I did the Eternaabond in small layered strips in some places...
My $.02 worth,
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b_salgado
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Lowes or Home Depot has gutter sealant. It works great. It is very sticky though. Make sure your work surface is clean.
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troll3193 wrote:I just had to repair a leak in my gutters this spring, right where the corner comes together.
The gutter company originally caulked it, then I had some roof work done and the contractor caused it to leak, he re-caulked it, but it continued to leak..
So I cleaned it up, pulled out as much of the old caulk as I could, cleaned it with rubbing alcohol and applied Eternabond tape to the joints, inside the gutter....
has not leaked since... Lot of bends and such, so I did the Eternaabond in small layered strips in some places...
My $.02 worth,
Bryan
We're going to try it..thanks for the tip.
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Butyl rubber is the adhesive of choice. Sometimes gutter and downspout sealant. any hardware sytore will have it in chalking gun tubes. Its a grey color and very sticky.
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You could do what I did....
I called LeafGuard (if you do this please contact me for some information)
Leaf Guard makes a one-piece seamless gutter, no seams to caulk, No seams to leak, AND... Leaves do NOT go into the gutter. . They fly off and land on the ground so "Cleaning the gutter" is like washing the RV.. You just clean the dirt off what you can see.. A long handle brush and a garden hose and a bucket and some Spic and Span or whatever cleaner they tell you to use. So the annual job of climbing up there and messing with leaves... . HISTORY.
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