How To Install Rain Gutter Hangers

Add an end cap to areas that won t have outlets to keep the water flowing toward the downspouts.

How to install rain gutter hangers.

Allow the level to hang over the gutter. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws.

Start by resting a level on the roof near the high point of the gutter. Cut the gutters to size with a hacksaw and heavy duty tin snips. For this reason your drainage system must be always in good shape and well placed with all its accessories installed including gutters hangers. Mounting the gutters 1.

At the downspout locations trace the outline of the flange that will connect the gutter and downspout then punch through it with a sharp chisel. Drill a 1 8 inch 0 32 cm pilot hole through the fascia and. Mount the gutters to the fascia. Use a plastic slip joint at the end of every 10 foot length connecting the gutter sections for each section with connectors.

Finish off the curves with sheet metal shears. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. The gutter should be sloped towards the downspout so that water properly drains in that direction. Crimp the end cap in place using the same gutter sealant used on the seams.

Snap the sections together. With all the necessary fittings attached to this length of gutter install a hanger bracket every 2 to 3 ft. Tip the hooked end of the bracket under the front flange and press the remaining end over the back fo the gutter. Mark the point to be cut on the gutters with an.

Attach the gutter s fascia brackets to the rafter tails. Cut a triangular section from. With help lift the gutter in place and secure the corner first screwing the bracket into the roof s fascia. Form strip miter joint at corner cover the joint between two lengths of gutter at each corner with a strip miter a 3 inch wide strip of aluminum.

Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter. First install the gutter sections into the outlets using the hangers to support the individual sections.