How To Put Up Gutter Hooks

They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters.

How to put up gutter hooks.

House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house. Hang rope lights fairy lights and christmas motifs lights from these stainless steel gutter hooks. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. No nails no screws no brittle plastic.

If you live in a warm place with sporadic rain you can hang gutter hangers close to the middle of the gutter with a spacing of no more than 36 inches or three feet apart from the center. Snap the sections together. From the end of the receiving gutter. Begin by applying a heavy bead of lap sealer with a caulk gun at least 4 in.

Things you ll need extension ladder that reaches at least 3 feet 0 9 m above the edge of your roof tape measure chalk line powered screwdriver or cordless drill 1 25 inch deck screws hacksaw or reciprocating saw vinyl gutter kit or the following items. Then set the new length of gutter into the installed length with about 5 in. Run the bead up both sides. Working from the outlet towards the highest point fit the first length of gutter by tilting it so that it sits beneath the back clip then push down at the front to snap it into position.

For rainy climates where gutters will handle a larger amount of water for long periods they should have a maximum distance of 18 inches apart between them. Of overlap snap the front flanges together and screw the overlap together with sheetmetal screws.