How To Rivet Gutters

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

How to rivet gutters.

How to rivet gutters. Step 4 insert the rivets. Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to install an efficient rain handling gutter system.

Step 2 drill the right size holes. 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. Holes through the fitting into the hole. Cut a triangular section from.

Step 3 use clamps while drilling. This is our first video in our tutorial on metal roofing. If you choose rivets begin by boring several 1 8 in. Start by drilling a 1 8 in.

Join the gutter to the corner with six rivets in the locations shown. Now drill the remaining holes and install the rivets. When it bottoms out squeeze the handle several times until the rivet flattens and the stem shears off. If you have a straight run gable roof measure from shingle to shingle and then add 1 2 inch to each side for a slight overlap.

Subscribe to this old house. Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter. Choosing the right rivets means choosing a way to help prevent damage to your gutters. Step 1 choose the right rivet material.