We got dumped on by a big/long rain storm last night. The general thought that I had heard. Was that the joint at the aluminum extrusion on each side of the roof panel. Very seldom leaks. Last fall I cleaned that joint with my power washer. Yes. I did get some water inside. But the dirt got washed out. Let it dry for a few days. Then very carefully pushed a small bead of a good clear silicone calk down into that joint. Next I removed any calk that wasn't down in that joint. You'd never see that calk joint. ( Hate messy calk jobs.)
Many aluminum pop rivets have a steel center. They can rust/leak. Even with an aluminum center. They can leak. I next filled the center of each, and every pop rivet on that roof. Again removed ALL excess calk. And yes. It took a lot of time to do this well. But now after that storm last night. Now I'm sure that the new owners will stay dry all night. Bob Dunahugh
Many aluminum pop rivets have a steel center. They can rust/leak. Even with an aluminum center. They can leak. I next filled the center of each, and every pop rivet on that roof. Again removed ALL excess calk. And yes. It took a lot of time to do this well. But now after that storm last night. Now I'm sure that the new owners will stay dry all night. Bob Dunahugh
