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goalinmind
Citizen
Username: Goalinmind2
Post Number: 2
Registered: 8-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 9:15 am: | 
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We have the old "yankee guttters" which are wooden and appear to have been built with the house. They do not completely drain after rain and water collects in 2 spots which procceds to slowly drip down onto our side steps. During the winter this creates a frozen mess. Any suggestions? |
Darren Say Grrrrrrrr
Citizen
Username: Darrensager
Post Number: 525
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 9:58 am: |
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Get rid of them ASAP.
Hire a good roofer, not just a local shop known for a low price and a fast job with foreign labor.
Good person to call is Glenn Ver Sprill of Glenn Roofing.
After that, put up a seamless gutter.
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george H
Citizen
Username: Georgieboy
Post Number: 315
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 11:08 am: |
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I agree that elimination is the way to go if possible,but depending on the type of roof covering and the style of your house,this could easily lead into a big ticket item.Done in conjunction with a roof removal/replacement is obviously the optimum scenario what with having to cover over the gap created by removal of the gutter with a compatible material.This is easier to achieve when doing a whole roof.Also,on most houses with built in gutters,the fascia is not square across the front but rather angled,with crown molding or bed molding under the overhanging edge of the roofing.This would probably create a situation where you had to use straps rather than brackets to secure the gutter.One option would be to re-line your existing gutters with copper,but if there are low spots due to settling where water lays,this would'nt resolve that aspect of the problem. |
goalinmind
Citizen
Username: Goalinmind2
Post Number: 3
Registered: 8-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 11:35 am: |
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Can they be relined in somethimg less expensive than copper, at leat to stop the drip? And who would you recommend? |
Michael K. McKell
Citizen
Username: Mckellconst
Post Number: 99
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 11:45 am: |
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Are they Yankee or curb gutters? I personally love Yankee gutters but not having to pay for their replacement.
I don't care much for relining them because chances are they have been done before and/or tared over and over. I have only replace them and/or eliminated. Of course the ones I worked on were in terrible condition.
Note: Should you decide to remove them, be sure to consider the profile of the structure in which they are housed. By eliminating them you will change the apperance of the home. You can have a box built out and hang the new seam less gutters on them. |
Darren Say Grrrrrrrr
Citizen
Username: Darrensager
Post Number: 527
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 12:06 pm: |
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They can be relined in Aluminum, however thats not a good way to go because the labor to do that would be almost the same as copper. Copper would last 80-100 years, aluminum no were near that and you can't solder the seams together. You need to rely upon a sealant.
You can't put aluminum over the copper as the two react with each other and will cause a premature death to both.
If you have pooling inside them then they're not draining properly. Get rid of them. |
goalinmind
Citizen
Username: Goalinmind2
Post Number: 4
Registered: 8-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 5:12 pm: |
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The big problem is that I think it will be enormously expensive to eliminate them. The leaders attach to the gutters through 4ft. sections of eaves/soffits
that run the complete diameter of the house so my assumption is that they would have to be removed and replaced as well. So for really just a small collection of water in 2 spots this seems to be a bit much. I guess I need to see how I can at least stop the drip over the steps especially during the winter. |
george H
Citizen
Username: Georgieboy
Post Number: 316
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 5:29 pm: |
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Please explain whether the drip is through the overhang,indictative of a break in the gutter lining,or over the front edge of the gutter.If its the former,you are going to have them re-lined no matter what.Its possible to build up the low spots with a combination of membrane,roll roofing,and roof cement but this would in no way be anything more than a bandaid approach to buy some time and get you through a few winters. |
goalinmind
Citizen
Username: Goalinmind2
Post Number: 5
Registered: 8-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2006 - 9:50 am: |
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Any recommendations to re-line? |
Darren Say Grrrrrrrr
Citizen
Username: Darrensager
Post Number: 529
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2006 - 9:56 am: |
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Glenn Roofing.
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Señor Moment ©
Citizen
Username: Howardt
Post Number: 2445
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 2:10 pm: |
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Screw Yankee gutters....LET'S GO METS!!! |
Darren Say Grrrrrrrr
Citizen
Username: Darrensager
Post Number: 537
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 2:54 pm: |
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Yankee gutters collect world series rings. |
Señor Moment ©
Citizen
Username: Howardt
Post Number: 2453
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Friday, September 1, 2006 - 1:08 pm: |
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The Mets have the best winning Percentage in ALL OF BASEBALL. |
Darren Say Grrrrrrrr
Citizen
Username: Darrensager
Post Number: 538
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Friday, September 1, 2006 - 1:41 pm: |
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Yankees 26
Mets 2
You do the math.
26>2 every single day. |
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