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andrelaplume2

gutter blew off yesterday...

andrelaplume2
14 years ago

We have a 20 year old 2 story colonial. The second floor has one portion of the roof higher than the other. The lower section's 12' gutter blew off yesterday...well to be more percise it was hanging in place by one nail when I got home AND that nail was half out. It hung low enough that I could reach it from the ground and yank it off. The gutter looks in good shape and still has all the 'nails' still in it...none bent or anything. The 'nails' are VERY light weight for their size...they actually look more like spikes. I assume they are some sort of special nail---aluminum or something. Well, my wife has a relative coming out to put it back up but I want to make sure its done right. I do not want this thing flying off again and hitting some one or a car. What should I look for? I assume they can not just re-nail it back in place with the existing nails and holes right...or do they do this and maybe add a galvanized screws every other hole. Thoughts?

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