Sealing Rivets on old Corrugated Roof

Bluscreendream

Hi guys,

I have an old out house with a metal corrugated roof which was put up in the mid 90s, there is some leaking where the galv nails have lifted up, I've hammered them down as best I can but most of them are still leaking. Would anyone know of a good sealant or filler that could be also painted over?

many thanks,
B

kk.man

They are rubber washers available for that job. Also black sealant but buy a good one.

Bluscreendream

kk.man wrote: »

They are rubber washers available for that job. Also black sealant but buy a good one.

if only the rubber washers were used back in the day Thanks for the advice

Nekarsulm

If the nails are loosening, best solution is replace them with longer "timber tek" screws.
They grip into new wood and have a sealing washer as standard.
A good battery drill, or an electric one if power is near, and youll be no time at it.

finbarrk

The old nails should screw out with a vice grip. Replace with the new type with the washer.

Odelay

Why so you want to seal them?

Attie

These are the seal's we used back in the day.
Should think they should be able to be get yet, ask some of the shed suppliers maybe have them but I would use them with timber tek screws as Nekarsukm says they will catch new timber.

Bluscreendream

finbarrk wrote: »

The old nails should screw out with a vice grip. Replace with the new type with the washer.

Thanks Finbarrk, I'll give this a shot, I think this would be the best approach.

TheFarrier

Attie wrote: »

These are the seal's we used back in the day.
Should think they should be able to be get yet, ask some of the shed suppliers maybe have them but I would use them with timber tek screws as Nekarsukm says they will catch new timber.

Bought a box of the washers in dairygold last year. Bought the old style rivets aswell found them better for repairing older roofs as they fill the old hole and seal in better than the tek screws did.

longgonesilver

You can get the old style nails an inch longer too, they would fill the holes and go deeper into the wood for a better grip.

longgonesilver

If the old nails are loosening there is probably something wrong with the timber.

Bluscreendream

longgonesilver wrote: »

If the old nails are loosening there is probably something wrong with the timber.

the timber isn't too bad, I'm going to go for the old style longer galv nails with washers and i think I will be fine. Should do me for another few years