How Install A Gutter

It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.

How install a gutter. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Once all of the pieces have been cut measure a hole for each outlet plug. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown.

Snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end. Fasten the downspout to the gutters and the downspout to the outlet tube either with pop rivets or the appropriate screws. You can cut the pieces with a hacksaw or tin snips. How to install gutters step 1.

Cut the new gutter pieces using the measurements you took in step one. Make sure that the tapered end of the downspout is facing down and aimed in the appropriate direction. The outlet connects the downspout with the gutter and should be attached via screws or rivets depending on the manufacturer. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.

To get the downspout to connect with the outlet tube crimp the downspout with some pliers. Getting started part. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards.

Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter. Snap the sections together. Secure the end cap to the gutter with. Installing gutters in 18 steps.

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