How To Install Rainwater Gutter

Raise the gutter to the chalk line and fasten each hanging bracket by screwing through the fascia and into the rafter tail.

How to install rainwater gutter.

Through the screw mounting hole in each bracket drill a 3 16 inch diameter hole in the front edge of the gutter. You want to position the gutter below the roof but not too high. Below the shingles on the high side of the gutter run. When installing gutters set the proper slope by driving a nail 1 2 in.

Rotate the gutter upward until its back edge slips into the hooks at the top of the back of the brackets as shown. Finish off the curves with sheet metal shears. For every 10 feet of gutter from this measurement and mark this distance at the low end of the gutter run. Set two 2 inch thick concrete pavers on the ground directly below the downspout outlet.

Start by resting a level on the roof near the high point of the gutter. Next the flange goes in from the inside of the gutter with more seam sealer to waterproof the joint. Afterward insert a 1 inch 2 5 cm 8 32 stainless steel machine screw through the hole and cap it with a flanged nut to secure the gutter to the bracket. Allow the level to hang over the gutter.

The gutter should be sloped towards the downspout so that water properly drains in that direction. At the downspout locations trace the outline of the flange that will connect the gutter and downspout then punch through it with a sharp chisel. Install hanging brackets onto the gutter positioning one in front of each rafter. Use an electric drill to create a 3 16 inch 0 48 cm diameter hole into the front side of the gutter.

Secure the gutters to the fascia brackets using machine screws.