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Posted by HammerJoe@gmail.com on October 12, 2006, 9:37 am
Hi,
I've been having some problems lately with a small piece of siding that
was cut like a pyramid that goes on the peak of the wall.
It keeps falling. Iput it and lock it properly and it seems secure but
after awhile it falls.
I am starting to get tired to have to climb to the roof to put it back
again.
Is there a way that I can fix that thing for good?
I thought of using some screws at the bottom to hold it against the
other siding panel, but it wouldnt look good.
I also used some silicone to see if it would glue with no luck.
What else can be done sort of nailing/screwing the damn piece?
Thanks.
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Posted by on October 12, 2006, 10:10 am
HammerJoe@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
> I've been having some problems lately with a small piece of siding that
> was cut like a pyramid that goes on the peak of the wall.
> It keeps falling. Iput it and lock it properly and it seems secure but
> after awhile it falls.
> I am starting to get tired to have to climb to the roof to put it back
> again.
> Is there a way that I can fix that thing for good?
> I thought of using some screws at the bottom to hold it against the
> other siding panel, but it wouldnt look good.
> I also used some silicone to see if it would glue with no luck.
> What else can be done sort of nailing/screwing the damn piece?
> Thanks.
well i suggest u could do one of 3 things:
1. just leave it off and just live with the fact it might not look
very good but at least u wont have to keep climbing on roof ^_^
2. nail it or screw it back on like u sed and just live with the fact
it might not look very good but at least u wont have to keep climbing
on roof ^_^
3. use the gluey substance in a bottle called nomorenails thats really
good it glues anything to anything stronger than nails hold things
sometimes- this wouldnt look bad either
personally id do the 3 choice lol
but if this dont work just reply to this post
i hope this helped in someway!
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Posted by Willshak on October 12, 2006, 10:49 am
HammerJoe@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
> I've been having some problems lately with a small piece of siding that
> was cut like a pyramid that goes on the peak of the wall.
> It keeps falling. Iput it and lock it properly and it seems secure but
> after awhile it falls.
> I am starting to get tired to have to climb to the roof to put it back
> again.
> Is there a way that I can fix that thing for good?
> I thought of using some screws at the bottom to hold it against the
> other siding panel, but it wouldnt look good.
> I also used some silicone to see if it would glue with no luck.
> What else can be done sort of nailing/screwing the damn piece?
> Thanks.
>
I had that problem on a shed I built. One small panel nail at the very
top point. Depending upon the height from the ground, almost invisible.
--
Bill
in Hamptonburgh, NY
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Posted by Goedjn on October 12, 2006, 1:32 pm
wrote:
>HammerJoe@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I've been having some problems lately with a small piece of siding that
>> was cut like a pyramid that goes on the peak of the wall.
>> It keeps falling. Iput it and lock it properly and it seems secure but
>> after awhile it falls.
>> I am starting to get tired to have to climb to the roof to put it back
>> again.
>> Is there a way that I can fix that thing for good?
>> I thought of using some screws at the bottom to hold it against the
>> other siding panel, but it wouldnt look good.
>> I also used some silicone to see if it would glue with no luck.
>> What else can be done sort of nailing/screwing the damn piece?
>> Thanks.
>>
>I had that problem on a shed I built. One small panel nail at the very
>top point. Depending upon the height from the ground, almost invisible.
Paint over the nailhead.
Any reason not to replace the top chuck with a wooden
plank, with or without a decorative carving?
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Posted by Randy Cox on October 15, 2006, 12:09 am
> Hi,
> I've been having some problems lately with a small piece of siding that
> was cut like a pyramid that goes on the peak of the wall.
> It keeps falling. Iput it and lock it properly and it seems secure but
> after awhile it falls.
> I am starting to get tired to have to climb to the roof to put it back
> again.
> Is there a way that I can fix that thing for good?
> I thought of using some screws at the bottom to hold it against the
> other siding panel, but it wouldnt look good.
> I also used some silicone to see if it would glue with no luck.
> What else can be done sort of nailing/screwing the damn piece?
> Thanks.
Use one nail at the very top. Use an aluminum nail with a very small head
or a galvanized wood shingle nail with a small head. Just don't use a
regular nail unless you'd like a rusty streak running down the wall. Take
the piece of siding to an artist friend and get them to mix up a bit of oil
paint to color match. Put the dab in a zip-lock bag and store it in a
freezer until you are ready to paint the nail.
If you just can't get yourself to nail it, then try a little double stick
carpet tape applied to the inside lock of your piece or the lock to which it
engages on the panel below it.
Randy R. Cox
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> I've been having some problems lately with a small piece of siding that
> was cut like a pyramid that goes on the peak of the wall.
> It keeps falling. Iput it and lock it properly and it seems secure but
> after awhile it falls.
> I am starting to get tired to have to climb to the roof to put it back
> again.
> Is there a way that I can fix that thing for good?
> I thought of using some screws at the bottom to hold it against the
> other siding panel, but it wouldnt look good.
> I also used some silicone to see if it would glue with no luck.
> What else can be done sort of nailing/screwing the damn piece?
> Thanks.