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old shed - sheets rotting at the joining.

  • 08-03-2013 9:15pm
    #1
    f140
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    one of my older sheds is suffering at one part in the middle only where the sheets are starting to rot at the joiner. water came through for the first time yesterday in one part. currently this shed stores some silage trailers and the mower but want to get it sorted. any temporary fix without replacing the sheets.


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  • #2
    49801
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭49801


    A tub of bituminous mastic perhaps.
    Get it painted over the summer


  • #3
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    some flashband, careful though as the shed might be able to support the weight of a burly farmer :rolleyes:,


  • #4
    f140
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 875 ✭✭✭f140


    what about a line of concrete along? would it stick


  • #5
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    Concrete or mortar would probably crack off the tin in sunny weather , or hold water and rot the tin further


  • #6
    Conor556
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 281 ✭✭Conor556


    Get some short sheets and open the joiner and slide the short piece under the top sheet and nail it down it will do for a temporary fix.


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  • #7
    Rovi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,570 ✭✭✭Rovi


    Short of replacing the damaged sheeting, this sort of stuff will effect a repair that will last for years:
    http://www.bostik.co.uk/construction/product/evo-stik/Flashband/413

    Available in builder supply places and most DIY/hardware shops.

    On a warm dry day (:rolleyes:), give the rusted section a good scrub with a wire brush, warm up the tape with a blowtorch, and apply to cover the damage/holes.

    It won't stop the rust from progressing, but it'll get a good few more years out of the sheeting before it'll have to be replaced.


  • #8
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    If the damage is confined to the overlap could you not use a bit of a similar sheet, say 3', push it up under the top sheet and over the bottom one. Stitch it in place.
    Would this work? If it did it would be fairly permanent!


  • #9
    ootbitb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭ootbitb


    bob charles wrote: »
    some flashband, careful though as the shed might be able to support the weight of a burly farmer :rolleyes:,

    quite a common way to die apparently.


  • #10
    yellow50HX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,828 ✭✭✭yellow50HX


    This called cut edge corrosion, it happens when the galvanised sheets are cut but the steel under the zinc is exposed. You can grind back to top coat and paint on a coating it's a bit like putty and it seals the steel.


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