Gutter leak at joint - how to fix?
Good afternoon. I've got a leak in my gutter right above my entry door on my trailer. It is where the two pieces of gutter join. I've tried to stop the leak by removing the original "sealant" a...
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Yeah, silicone is the Devil!
Seriously, it is a good sealant when in compression but a poor sealant when exposed to sun and weather. The other bad attribute is that applying any kind of sealant on top of even the film of it won't work.
I'd suggest to find a curved piece of plastic. You probably have a cast off that you can cut up and seal that into the gutter joint. Proflex or one of the other Geocel sealants is what I'd use. If Proflex is hard for you to source, any urethane or polymer sealant will be heads above silicone. You will need to clean the silicone that's on there, completely off. There are caulk removers and 3M makes a good one.
Good luck on the gutter.
Seriously, it is a good sealant when in compression but a poor sealant when exposed to sun and weather. The other bad attribute is that applying any kind of sealant on top of even the film of it won't work.
I'd suggest to find a curved piece of plastic. You probably have a cast off that you can cut up and seal that into the gutter joint. Proflex or one of the other Geocel sealants is what I'd use. If Proflex is hard for you to source, any urethane or polymer sealant will be heads above silicone. You will need to clean the silicone that's on there, completely off. There are caulk removers and 3M makes a good one.
Good luck on the gutter.
