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Jay-T[_7_]
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Gutter installation/attachment questions
hr(bob)
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You got the fast easy method, too late now, but double-check there is
a waterproofing membrane all along the lower edge, and that there is
caulk around the screws, you might have to carefully remove one to
see.
Thanks hr(bob) and others.
It looks like I did get the fast, easy, crappy, and wrong method of hanging
the gutters. There is definitely no caulk around the screws.
I did some
http://YouTube.com
searching and found gutter installation videos
and they all show that when using the gutter roof hangers with straps the
straps get nailed on under the shingle -- not through the shingles.
One brand of the hangers is Amerimax Home Products 5" Mill Finish Roof
Hanger with Strap (21030). Here's a link to a photo that shows them being
mounted under the shingle:
http://media.mydoitbest.com/imagereq...&ne wsize=600
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