How To Install Gutters

Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter.

How to install gutters.

Through the screw mounting hole in each bracket drill a 3 16 inch diameter hole in the front edge of the gutter. Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter. Installing gutters in 18 steps snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.

The gutter hangers should be spaced about every 2 feet or less for proper support. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Steel is stronger and. Fasten the downspout to the gutters and the downspout to the outlet tube either with pop rivets or the appropriate screws.

Rotate the gutter upward until its back edge slips into the hooks at the top of the back of the brackets as shown. If you do not screw the hangers into the rafters you run the risk of the gutter falling when it is filled with water. If you have a choice between steel and aluminum systems which is best. Make sure that the tapered end of the downspout is facing down and aimed in the appropriate direction.

Getting started part. Secure the gutter to the bracket with a 1 inch long 8 32 stainless steel machine screw and flanged nut. Snap the sections together. To get the downspout to connect with the outlet tube crimp the downspout with some pliers.

How to install gutters step 1. Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards.