[color=#222222] Hello All, I have a 12x24 run-in shed with a metal roof. The roof is slanted from the front to the back (not peaked). The back side is the low side.[/color] [color=#222222]It's the back side I have put a rain gutter on. Even with adding a 2x4 thickness to the back panel, the rain gutter just barely juts past the edge of the roof by an inch or less. The gutter will only catch the rain water in a light drizzle. If it rains medium, the water will flow off the roof and by-pass the gutter. [/color] [color=#222222]I now have to get up there and cut the roof edge back about 2-3". Once I have cut the 30' of metal back, I'll be left with a raw edge and am worried about rust. Is there something best suited to be applied to this edge? Rust inhibiting primer with a rust inhibiting outdoor paint over that? Is there something better I should use? Also, cutting the edge (I'm 69 yo woman) I'm wondering about the best way to do that. I'll be using a skill saw but what kinda blade? I've seen where turning a cutting blade backwards works but so does a grinding (?) blade (I used this to cut rerod once) -[/color] [img]https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.doityourselft.com-vbulletin/1632x1224/roof_2_dccdc91d15c57e9bb89493b109230e07b6622093.jpg[/img] [i]Ignore what is hanging below the gutter.[/i] [img]https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.doityourselft.com-vbulletin/1632x1224/roof_1_0c737b8251f110b41ad651ef8623233f89aed59e.jpg[/img] [i]have not added the downspout yet, today.[/i] [img]https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.doityourselft.com-vbulletin/1633x1224/roof_3_beab066f5c900078937bf05d343b53489bace3db.jpg[/img] [color=#222222]ideas?[/color]

In my third floor there is a leak which appears to be associated with the chimney in that the ceiling gets wet under the sloped east side of the chimney. I will try to keep this as simple as I can. If there is a vertical heavy rain there is no leak. [u]Only wind driven rain from the east[/u] causes it. Probably an issue from the east side of the chimney, right? I Had two chimney contractors come: [b]1) First guy.[/b] Without even going up on the roof (was not impressed with this), he took binoculars to view and declared that what needed to be done was scrape and remortar the entire exposed chimney above the roof. For $2700. Said nothing about the crown because from the ground he could not examine it. [i]He made a point of saying he would be driving a few nails into the roof for his safety.[/i]..? [b]2) Second guy [/b]went up and he viewed the chimney and said that for $900 (1) he would do some minor mortar repair. But (2) the main value add would be that he would apply a clear coat of CHIMNEY SAVER* to the chimney to repel water off of the bricks and mortar (he says otherwise the old bricks absorb too much water?), and CROWN COAT* to repair the damaged crown. *by Saver Systems OK I decide to see this myself but there is a steep asphalt roof. This morning I hired a [b]Drone photographer[/b] to gather the following images. [b]My tentative conclusion, please tell me your observations/thoughts on what steps the contractor I finally select should do.[/b] (1) From studying the below I think the holes in the mortar need to be filled in. (2) A good amount of the mortar needs to be scraped and repointed, including taking out the silicon caulking and repointing. (3) THe edging at the top of the chimney needs to be mortared. (4) Maybe the top aluminum 'hats' at the top need to be replaced. (5) The crown concrete needs to be recoated. Do I also need this clear water proofing treatment as well? Thank you! Dave [img]https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.doityourselft.com-vbulletin/1756x1420/fulleastside_cf8a1ebc9d0ba7a15ca028fa22b0aef46aa7d8d7.jpg[/img] [b][i]East Side ^[/i][/b] [img]https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.doityourselft.com-vbulletin/2000x1351/eastside_2_ffe3e7c070aff1780a95e1724c477fbd9fbe8a89.jpg[/img] [b][i]Closeup east side ^[/i][/b] [img]https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.doityourselft.com-vbulletin/2000x1493/blink_55a4e6214de9eaab129b144b39f9057d43897c76.png[/img] [b][i]West side^[/i][/b] [img]https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.doityourselft.com-vbulletin/2000x1333/crown_9fd76a7930906950c9f129de079c5ca3c24fa915.jpg[/img] [b][i]Crown^[/i][/b]