How To Attach Gutters

Find the location of the rafter tails behind the fascia board.

How to attach gutters. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Snap the sections together. How to attach guttering to existing fascia 1.

Sometimes the roof needs repair in addition to the gutters but you aren t able to complete both projects at the same time. Snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end. A home without fascia needs to have gutters attached by roof straps. If a soffit conceals the rafters look for tell tale.

Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter. Sizing cutting and installing the gutters 1. They re fitted to the gutter hanger and then they are attached directly to the roof. These straps act as a sling for your gutter.

Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Locate each rafter tail usually spaced every 16 inches 40 6. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. Chalk a line along the length of the fascia board starting at the top the non downspout end 1 1 4 inches.

All that remains now is to install the downspouts and downspout extensions. Secure the end cap to the gutter with a crimping tool. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter. Cut the gutters to size.