How To Put Up Vinyl Gutters

Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.

How to put up vinyl gutters.

More diy home improvement projects. Move to the downspout end and measure down the same distance and mark it. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Fasten the parts together with pop rivets or screws.

If you have inside corners subtract 5 inches. Back at the original end of the roof line hook a tape measure on to the end of the fascia and measure out 10. Now drill the remaining holes and install the rivets. Begin by applying a heavy bead of lap sealer with a caulk gun at least 4 in.

If you have a straight run gable roof measure from shingle to shingle and then add 1 2 inch to each side for a slight overlap. 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. For outside corners measure from corner to corner. Rivets at the front of the gutter and installing the first rivet with the rivet gun.

Join the gutter to the corner with six rivets in the locations shown. Gutter sections for gutter run you measured. Of overlap snap the front flanges together and screw the overlap together with sheetmetal screws. Measure the total run of the gutter length you need.

Run the bead up both sides. How to install vinyl rain gutters step 1. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. Installing the gutters 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.

Then set the new length of gutter into the installed length with about 5 in. Start by drilling a 1 8 in.