How To Install Storm Gutters

Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter.

How to install storm gutters.

Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. Gutters over flows add downspout to bring water down from roof faster. We offer all of the mentioned gutter parts and services to our local area so be sure to contact us if you are interested or have any questions. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.

Watch and learn how and stop. Snap the sections together. Mark the point to be cut on the gutters with an. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.

Mount the gutters to the fascia. Subscribe to this old house. Begin by installing a slip joint splice on each end of an inside corner fitting. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws.

Then trim the first section of the gutter to length with tin snips. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. Attach the gutter s fascia brackets to the rafter tails. Slide the splices on as far as they ll go.

House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house. This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to install an efficient rain handling gutter system. They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.

Drill a 1 8 inch 0 32 cm pilot hole through the fascia and. Use a square and pencil to mark the gutter length and cut to the line. Cut the gutters to size with a hacksaw and heavy duty tin snips. Mounting the gutters 1.