Hello August!
11 Feb 98 19:07, August Abolins wrote to Pete Stan:
 AA> I wonder if I may ask for your comment on a couple of aspects of rain
 AA> gutters (btw.. we call them eavestroughs here in Canada).
 AA> [1] We have a metal roof.  It needs maintenance and would soon need to 
e
 AA> replaced or repainted.  The existing sofets (sp) around the house are
 AA> pre-painted white (front edge as well as on the underside).  In your
 AA> opinion, would you match the colour of the eavestrough to the sofets or
 AA> the to the color of the roof?
I'd say it depends on the total color concept of the structure. Normal you 
tend
to see the soffet color.(or should that be colour?)
 AA> [2] Snow will accumulate and slide off a metal roof when temperatures
 AA> get
 AA> milder.  We like the fact that snow doesn't remain on the roof.  Our 
house
 AA> is over 25 years old and has never had an eavestrough intallation.  But 
it
 AA> really is about time to install them inorder to make entering and 
xiting
 AA> the front door more pleasant when it rains.  But I would assume that 
now
 AA> sliding off the roof would instantly rip off any eavestrough 
installation.
 AA> Can you provide any pointers about installing eavetroughs on homes with
 AA> metal roofs?
This can be a problem but there are solutions. They are called ice breakers.
 AA> I guess I am way off topic with this one.  Perhaps you can suggest
 AA> another
 AA> echo in which you reside and where we could pursue this further?
I agree to elaborate any further would definitly be over the line. May I
suggest further discusion via Fido Home Repair echo or netmail 1:110/870.
Or the E-mail address below.
Pete
bomber@cpigeon.com
...Energizer Bunny Arrested! Charged with battery.
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