Rain Gutter trim
The trim piece that hides the screws on my rain gutter has dry rotted and fell out of the track. Is this purely for aesthetics or does it help to keep water out. If its aesthetic I'm not concerned w...
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As mentioned it's mostly for aesthetic, but for me it's important to cover up what I did to all my external screws to prevent the rusting out mentioned by others. I went and 'entombed" all the exterior screws in "Eternabond". I used the double sided tape and simply cut two small squares leaving the top paper layer on the top square so it wouldn't stick to the vinyl protective molding. I removed each screw, put one square over the hole, wrapped a little Eternabond around the screw threads, reinstalled the screw and then put another square over the top that way the entire screw including the threads are covered in Eternabond. I don't trust caulking to really seal those screw heads up and much prefer the better adhesion of the Eternabond microsealant. Here is a pic of what "My treatment" looks like ....
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I fully appreciate the hidden damage until it's too late that ALL SCREWS will suffer from "wicking" given enough time. It might be two years or twenty, but eventually there is a high probability that they will start "wicking"
Larry
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I fully appreciate the hidden damage until it's too late that ALL SCREWS will suffer from "wicking" given enough time. It might be two years or twenty, but eventually there is a high probability that they will start "wicking"
Larry
