Seal gutter seams?
 

Seamless alum. gutters were installed maybe 17 years ago on my little
brick bungalow in midwest US.

"Seamless" on the straight lengths. The corner pieces were sealed
with something that looks like caulk inside the gutter.

I noticed one corner leaking the other day. Exactly where it does
the 90 degree turn.

What should I use to re-seal inside the corners? 100% silicone caulk?
Maybe DAP (I won't touch GE)??

Thanks,
Peetie

Seal gutter seams?
 

On May 15, 10:49*pm, Peetie Wheatstraw
wrote:
Seamless alum. gutters were installed maybe 17 years ago on my little
brick bungalow in midwest US.

"Seamless" on *the straight lengths. The corner pieces were sealed
with something that looks like caulk inside the gutter.

I noticed one corner leaking the other day. Exactly where it does
the 90 degree turn.

What should I use to re-seal inside the corners? 100% silicone caulk?
Maybe DAP (I won't touch GE)??

People use all sorts of things and there are specific products.
Choice is up to you. There's nothing wrong with GE Silicone caulk.
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en...gutter+sealant

R

Seal gutter seams?
 

Peetie Wheatstraw wrote in
:


Seamless alum. gutters were installed maybe 17 years ago on my little
brick bungalow in midwest US.

"Seamless" on the straight lengths. The corner pieces were sealed
with something that looks like caulk inside the gutter.

I noticed one corner leaking the other day. Exactly where it does
the 90 degree turn.

What should I use to re-seal inside the corners? 100% silicone caulk?
Maybe DAP (I won't touch GE)??

Thanks,
Peetie

A small tube of silver gutter goop is what came in a gutter seam package
I recently got. Also picked up a tube of the clear flexible OSI sealant
that was in the link RicodJour provided.

Not sure how the OSI will hold up but I've seen that silver goop around a
long time on some pretty old gutters before they started to leak.

Seal gutter seams?
 

On May 15, 9:49*pm, Peetie Wheatstraw
wrote:
They make caulk specifically for gutters. It is a bear to work with,
because it is ultra sticky and doesn't have much body. Any hardware
store will have it. But, in the end, I like silicone for versatility.

JK



Seamless alum. gutters were installed maybe 17 years ago on my little
brick bungalow in midwest US.

"Seamless" on *the straight lengths. The corner pieces were sealed
with something that looks like caulk inside the gutter.

I noticed one corner leaking the other day. Exactly where it does
the 90 degree turn.

What should I use to re-seal inside the corners? 100% silicone caulk?
Maybe DAP (I won't touch GE)??

* Thanks,
* Peetie

Seal gutter seams?
 

"Big_Jake" wrote in message
...
On May 15, 9:49 pm, Peetie Wheatstraw
wrote:
They make caulk specifically for gutters. It is a bear to work with,
because it is ultra sticky and doesn't have much body. Any hardware
store will have it. But, in the end, I like silicone for versatility.

JK



Seamless alum. gutters were installed maybe 17 years ago on my little
brick bungalow in midwest US.

"Seamless" on the straight lengths. The corner pieces were sealed
with something that looks like caulk inside the gutter.

I noticed one corner leaking the other day. Exactly where it does
the 90 degree turn.

What should I use to re-seal inside the corners? 100% silicone caulk?
Maybe DAP (I won't touch GE)??

Thanks,
Peetie
I have some gutter sealer which is butyl rubber. It is very fluid, sticks
like crazy to anything and everything. It is a pain to use and clean up. I
use silicone caulk which seems to work easier and lasts ok.

Don Young

Seal gutter seams?
 

On May 17, 9:36*pm, "Don Young" wrote:
"Big_Jake" wrote in message

...
On May 15, 9:49 pm, Peetie Wheatstraw
wrote:
They make caulk specifically for gutters. *It is a bear to work with,
because it is ultra sticky and doesn't have much body. *Any hardware
store will have it. *But, in the end, I like silicone for versatility.

JK

Seamless alum. gutters were installed maybe 17 years ago on my little
brick bungalow in midwest US.

"Seamless" on the straight lengths. The corner pieces were sealed
with something that looks like caulk inside the gutter.

I noticed one corner leaking the other day. Exactly where it does
the 90 degree turn.

What should I use to re-seal inside the corners? 100% silicone caulk?
Maybe DAP (I won't touch GE)??

Thanks,
Peetie

I have some gutter sealer which is butyl rubber. It is very fluid, sticks
like crazy to anything and everything. It is a pain to use and clean up. I
use silicone caulk which seems to work easier and lasts ok.

Don Young

The seam sealer is great stuff. I know a guy that uses it fir just
about everything. It can be a pain to clean up.

Jimmie

Seal gutter seams?
 

JIMMIE wrote in
:

On May 17, 9:36*pm, "Don Young" wrote:
"Big_Jake" wrote in message


... On May 15, 9:49 pm, Peetie Wheatstraw
wrote:
They make caulk specifically for gutters. *It is a bear to work with,
because it is ultra sticky and doesn't have much body. *Any hardware
store will have it. *But, in the end, I like silicone for
versatility.

JK

Seamless alum. gutters were installed maybe 17 years ago on my
little brick bungalow in midwest US.

"Seamless" on the straight lengths. The corner pieces were sealed
with something that looks like caulk inside the gutter.

I noticed one corner leaking the other day. Exactly where it does
the 90 degree turn.

What should I use to re-seal inside the corners? 100% silicone
caulk? Maybe DAP (I won't touch GE)??

Thanks,
Peetie

I have some gutter sealer which is butyl rubber. It is very fluid,
sticks like crazy to anything and everything. It is a pain to use and
clean up.
I
use silicone caulk which seems to work easier and lasts ok.

Don Young

The seam sealer is great stuff. I know a guy that uses it fir just
about everything. It can be a pain to clean up.

Jimmie



Silver; pain to clean up - reminds me of the silver anti-seize compound
for bolts and the like.