How To Install Water Gutters

It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.

How to install water gutters.

If you have a choice between steel and aluminum systems which is best. Attaching the downspout outlet and caps 1. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown.

Choose green snips if you re cutting clockwise and red tin snips if. Installing gutters in 18 steps snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter.

Anchor the downspout to the wall with two brackets one near the top of the wall and the other just above the foundation. Remove the outlet hole using offset tin snips. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Attach another elbow at the bottom of the downspout to divert water away from the foundation.

Measure from the corner of your home to the center of the downspout. Getting started part. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Snap the sections together.

Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards. How to install gutters step 1. Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter. Attach the outlet.

Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.