How To Install Gutters

If you have a choice between steel and aluminum systems which is best.

How to install gutters.

Make sure that the tapered end of the downspout is facing down and aimed in the appropriate direction. Rotate the gutter upward until its back edge slips into the hooks at the top of the back of the brackets as shown. Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter. Snap the sections together.

The key to installing the hangers correctly is to screw them into the rafter boards not just the front fascia. Getting started part. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Through the screw mounting hole in each bracket drill a 3 16 inch diameter hole in the front edge of the gutter.

The gutter hangers should be spaced about every 2 feet or less for proper support. Secure the gutter to the bracket with a 1 inch long 8 32 stainless steel machine screw and flanged nut. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. How to install gutters step 1.

Fasten the downspout to the gutters and the downspout to the outlet tube either with pop rivets or the appropriate screws. Installing gutters in 18 steps snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter. Steel is stronger and.

Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards. Secure the end cap to the gutter with a.