How To Adjust Gutters

If you need to adjust your gutter s pitch start by using a string or chalk line and mark where the gutter should be in order to allow proper water drainage.

How to adjust gutters. If there s standing water it s not pitched properly. Loosen the drip edge with a screwdriver. Adjusting your gutters to remove your gutters loosen the screws that hold the gutter brackets using a screwdriver until the gutter detaches from the side of the house. Use a hammer and crowbar to loosen the gutter.

To correct this yourself you ll need to measure from the peak to the downspout. If they are bent out of shape carefully apply pressure to bend them back. Gutters need to be pitched toward the downspouts for the water to flow properly. Get on a ladder after a rainstorm and look in the gutter.

Keep in mind that the gutter should fall at least inch every 10 feet beginning with the downspout end remove the gutter hangers two or three at a time and adjust. You can unscrew them or use a pry bar to remove the fastener holding the hanger in place lower it the correct amount and refasten. Try the water test again to see if the problem is solved. To adjust the slope of the gutter wearing gloves pop out the gutter pegs on the side and around the corners.

You want at least a quarter inch of slope for every 10 feet. You may need a screwdriver to tighten them which may help get the gutters back into alignment. Pull the end of the gutter free from the downspout if needed. This simple act can turn problem gutters into an efficient drainage system.