How To Take Apart Gutters

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How to take apart gutters.

How to remove a piece of gutter. How to take apart a rain gutter downspout step 1. Break apart the gutter joint and unscrew the brackets that are holding this section of guttering to the fascia. Remove the screw that connects the downspout s bottom elbow to the downspout.

How to remove gutters. Harness the guttering you want to remove by tying a rope around each of the sections you are planning to take out. Remove the screws from the downspout strap using the nut driver. Use the pry bar or hammer to pull out nails.

If spraying the clog with your hose proves unsuccessful use a screwdriver to take apart your downspout at the bends. Once you ve located the source of the clog don a pair of rubber gloves and carefully fish it out with your hands. Directions examine gutters to see if you ll need to remove screws nails or rivets. If the gutter is badly rusted or has been heavily coated with tar that you can t scrape out spray on a special adhesive primer before applying the tape protecto tek is one brand but you may need to special order it.

Step 2 take apart your gutter downspout. Cut the tape with a scissors or a razor knife photo 2. Hi i just want to show how to replace gutters and fascia board by yourself without any help.