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Below: Curved Yankee Gutter Reconstruction (Click Image for more photos and information)

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Yankee Gutter Restoration - Before	Slate & Copper Restoration Work - After

Roofing on this home had been replaced in post WWII era and some of the techniques used were below the standards of the Olde World Craftsmen of yesterday. The modern attempts at the Slater's trade is sometimes a compromise both in materials and methods. The ridge was flashed in tarpaper, or "felt," as we know it. The nails were galvanized, but the slates were sound and probably from a northern vein. The Follansbee Terne Coated Steel was standard and had survived at least two slate roofs.


	Elements, Construction, Specifications and Myths: The Anatomy of a Yankee Gutter
Copper Yankee Trough (or "Drop") Gutter Repair / Restoration
Condition: Front Yankee Gutter Leaking; Seams split and patch repairs failing; Cornice beginning to show signs of deterioration and rot; Shoddy Slate Repair Work exacerbating gutter problems; Existing slate is sound, low iron content, showing signs of shaling, but roof still worthy of repair.








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