How To Put Together Vinyl Rain Gutters

Cut the gutters to size with a hacksaw and heavy duty tin snips.

How to put together vinyl rain gutters.

Mark the point to be cut on the gutters with an erasable marker. Metal or vinyl gutter pieces ladder drill measuring tape hacksaw rivets tin snips sheet metal screws sealant caulk or plastic cement. If you have inside corners subtract 5 inches. Lay the ruler flat against the roof.

Vinyl gutters generally come in 10 foot sections. A drop downspout is one of the components of the vinyl gutter system. Start at the end of the gutter away from the downspout location and measure down 1 2 inch or the distance recommended by your gutter manufacturer and make a mark. Set up a ladder at one end of the roof line and climb to the edge of the roof with ruler and pencil and a drop downspout.

House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house. They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters. Measure the total run of the gutter length you need. More diy home improvement projects.

Use the other hand to hold the frame at the top by the wingnut. Hold the handle with your dominant hand and keep your index finger parallel to the top pointing toward the cutting direction for support. For outside corners measure from corner to corner. Things you ll need extension ladder that reaches at least 3 feet 0 9 m above the edge of your roof tape measure chalk line powered screwdriver or cordless drill 1 25 inch deck screws hacksaw or reciprocating saw vinyl gutter kit or the following items.

Gutter sections for gutter run you measured.