--On Monday, May 15, 2006 8:18 PM +0000 wrote:

Christine Cato wrote:
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The trouble is, this house is only worth about $80k, so relining the
gutters with copper may be a bit out of line. The gutters have been
patched numerous times with silicon and roofing cement already, but
eventually something more will need to be done.

Are you prohibited by code from installing regular gutters? Box gutters
built into the roof (if that's what these are) have been deemed just a
bad idea from what I've read and where ver possible, the thing to do is
to remove them, slate over the opening and use regular gutters, which
far much better. It's not that big a job, providing you can find
suitable replacement slates. For an 80K house, almost anything will
do, and it's about the same cost as repairing the built in stuff.

I have had another roofer replace all of the broken/ missing slate, but
he doesn't seem to want to call me back, so now I am back to having to
find someone trustworthy.

Thanks to everyone for all the advise!

Hit the leaks with more silicone as a temporary fix and keep calling
back the trustworthy guy. From what I've read in the slate roof bible,
there are more hacks out there fvcking up slate roofs than can be
belived. "Sealer for a slate roof" my ass.



John
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I love box gutters. And, while it IS a $80k house, its an $80k house with
stained glass, all original woodwork, 4 fireplaces, pocket doors etc.
Regular gutters would ruin it. Thanks though.