How To Install Guttering And Downpipes

Rivets at the front of the gutter and installing the first rivet with the rivet gun.

How to install guttering and downpipes.

Connect the end cap s to the gutter using silicone sealant and screws. Start by drilling a 1 8 in. Use a square and pencil to mark the gutter length and cut to the line. Now drill the remaining holes and install the rivets.

Use a pencil to mark the positioning of the outlet and its fixing holes onto the fascia ensuring that it is no. To establish the position of the running outlet or stopend outlet hang a plumb bob from the fascia so that it. Increasing the pitch increases a gutter s handling capacity but the gutter may look askew over a long run. The minimum gutter fall to a downpipe is 1 500 meaning an extra 2mm of fall for each metre of gutter.

Increase the pitch of the gutter. Drill pilot holes then fit the. In this video i install some plastic guttering to a brick built garage. Stratco gutters can then be installed using the stratco gutter suspension clip which attaches the gutter to the fascia.

Hold the cap in place and insert a single sheet metal screw into its hole. Specially designed fascia brackets attach to the rafters then the stratco steel fascia is simply clipped into place. Join the gutter to the corner with six rivets in the locations shown. Begin by installing a slip joint splice on each end of an inside corner fitting.

The standard is about inch per 10 feet. Cut it to length with a hacksaw and removing any burrs with a half round file. While this temporarily holds the cap in place drill another 1 8 inch 0 32 cm diameter hole and attach a pop rivet into it. Step by step step 1.

You can double check the fall with your spirit level. Fit the gutter in place which normally just clips in with the appropriate stop ends connectors and gutter outlet for the downpipe. Then trim the first section of the gutter to length with tin snips. Working up high is hazardous so also hire scaffolding on wheels to provide easy access and simplify the installation process.

Slide the splices on as far as they ll go.