Roof Sealing
Well the sealant on the Fiberglass roof needs replacing and I started on it today with the plan being to replace sealant with the tape where logical. Got started and noticed the screws on the magic ve...
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The putty knife catching on the screws could just be due to the shape of the screw head. Typical pan-head screws are chamfered slightly on the bottom of the head.
Cracking the skylight from (apparently) over-tightening the screws is not normal, or at least not proper. It sounds like it may be a good idea to put a flat washer underneath the screw when you do your repair to spread the stresses out some more (or alternately use a screw with a bigger head, such as a lathing screw, but I think the washers would be preferable in this case). If you can find some sort of stiff but flexible washer (nylon or something), that may be even better.
Cracking the skylight from (apparently) over-tightening the screws is not normal, or at least not proper. It sounds like it may be a good idea to put a flat washer underneath the screw when you do your repair to spread the stresses out some more (or alternately use a screw with a bigger head, such as a lathing screw, but I think the washers would be preferable in this case). If you can find some sort of stiff but flexible washer (nylon or something), that may be even better.
