nino Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Hello fellow members.I have two pin holes in the gutter which is made of zinc , I believe.Does anyone know of a product - either in France or in UK - that deals fixes this fault or will I have to call in an artisan to solder the leaky spots ?Regards all.Danglar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mckenzie Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Clean the gutter and dry and stick a short length of flashband on the inside of the gutter over the holes Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tresco Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 [quote user="valmont"]Hello fellow members.I have two pin holes in the gutter which is made of zinc , I believe.Does anyone know of a product - either in France or in UK - that deals fixes this fault or will I have to call in an artisan to solder the leaky spots ?Regards all.Danglar [/quote]Hi DanglarThere is no way I'd get an artisan for pin holes, unless the gutter is very high and you don't have a proper set of ladders. There is something called gutter repair tape, or 'flashing' tape. I'm sorry I can't remember the name of it in English, but doing these barmy translations for the long suffering Quincaillerie (sp?) man is part of the way I improve my vocab[:)].It's very thick aluminium foil tape with a horrible thick sticky tarry adhesive on it. One roll should last you forever as long as you keep it wrapped up. You would need to clean and dry the area inside the gutter very well first. You can also by zinc on a roll, and this can be glued or soldered to the problem area, after through cleaning.If it's a first floor gutter, and tiny holes I'd be tempted to do something like stick blue tack in the beggars. I did this once and it lasted for 4 years. Don't all shout at me [6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Small nut and bolt and fibre washers? Or would there be an electrolytic effect?Epoxy resin? Car repair fibreglass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tresco Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 See, it took me twenty minutes to post, and in the meantime there came bob, saying it so much more plainly.But then again, I was uncertain whether to reveal the blue tack thing for quite a while.[:$] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 hi ok fill the holes with................... gum-gum or gun.gun the stuff you use for car exhausts works a treat you can buy it here or the uk dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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