How To Properly Install Rain Gutters

Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow.

How to properly install rain gutters.

Wearing gloves use tin snips to cut the gutters to length. Lay gutters on the ground as a model for how they will go on the fascia. Form strip miter joint at corner cover the joint between two lengths of gutter at each corner with a strip miter a 3 inch wide strip of aluminum. Using a measuring tape calculate how much length you will need for the gutters.

Mark december 16 2018 at 7 29 am. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. How can i install rain gutters so they will work. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in.

Measuring the roof and purchasing materials 1. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Your gutter is not under your drip edge your facia board is going to rot away. My facia board is at a approximately 45 degree angle.

Of insertion on one end. Head to a home improvement store for. Cut a triangular section from. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.

Apply gutter seam sealant to the gutter section that requires an end cap to prevent leaking. Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter. Smooth the sharp aluminum edges with a file. Snap the sections together.

Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. These easy steps will help you install gutters if your home does not have gutters or is in need of a repair. Rain gutters should be attached to the fascia and run the. James june 13 2020 at 8 28 am.

Have been looking at many sites. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. The gutters will run right below the shingle line and are attached to the fascia below the roof. Most say to have 1 4 sloop in 10 not 1 2.