How To Put In A Gutter

Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards.

How to put in a gutter.

Mount the gutters to the fascia. Drill a 1 8 inch 0 32 cm pilot hole through the fascia and. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters.

Cut the gutters to size with a hacksaw and heavy duty tin snips. Home centers sell a gutter apron in 10 ft. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. You may have to temporarily remove your hangers as you go or you can notch out the apron around them.

Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. It is better not to step on the gutter in possible. Getting started part. House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house.

They re affordable low maintenance and come in a wide array of colors to choose from. Mark the point to be cut on the gutters with an. Use a plastic slip joint at the end of every 10 foot length connecting the gutter sections for each section with connectors. Mounting the gutters 1.

First install the gutter sections into the outlets using the hangers to support the individual sections. A gutter apron is a bent piece of flashing that tucks up under the shingles and over the gutter. This could damage the gutter. Also make sure not to use the gutter as a support as you climb back on the roof.

However they are prone to crack in cold climate and. If you have a choice between steel and aluminum systems which is best. How to install gutters step 1. Steel is stronger and.

Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Pvc or vinyl gutters are the least expensive type of gutter that costs on average 4 6 00 per linear ft. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Subscribe to this old house.

Snap the sections together. This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to install an efficient rain handling gutter system. If you are finished your work on the roof and climbing back to the ladder be careful not to put to much weight on the gutters while doing so. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.

Attach the gutter s fascia brackets to the rafter tails.