Post by roadtripper on Sept 22, 2017 19:40:16 GMT -8
My new water heater is several inches smaller than the old so here is a picture of how I down sized the opening. I framed to the new size and then took a scrap of metal from my discarded roof and made the patch. I hemmed the edges (with my wide vice grips), sealed under the splice with a little gutter seal and then screwed down as you see. I'll put an eyebrow above where the old seam is and probably paint the eyebrow and white cover to match my paint job on the siding. Short of getting a whole new piece this is the best solution I could come up with.
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