How To Install Gutters Properly

Snap a chalk line from these two marks to determine the line your gutters will follow.

How to install gutters properly.

Mark both ends of the string with a pencil then remove it. 5 snap a chalk line between the start and end of the gutter run. Snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end. Hidden fasteners are placed every 24 inches along the gutter run.

Install gutters 1 1 1 2 in 2 5 3 8 cm past the end point so they catch water from overhanging shingles. Secure the end cap to the gutter with a crimping tool. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter. Or if the fascia board is less than 35 feet long have the gutter slope from one end of the board to the other.

Install the next length of gutter and fasten it in place with hidden brackets and then rivet the splice connections. Where the gutter wraps around an outside corner first attach splice fittings to the corner piece with rivets connect one splice to the preceding length of gutter apron. Installing gutters in 18 steps. Slip h idden fasteners into the gutter run and screw the gutter into the fascia with a drill and screws.

Measure and record the distance from the bottom of the fascia board to this nail. Using the chalk line to keep the gutters flush with the slope line attach the downspout outlet to the fascia with the power drill. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. To install gutters have the gutters slope downward toward the downspout so they work properly.

Locate the endpoints and hold a nail over each. For every 10 feet of gutter from this measurement and mark this distance at the low end of the gutter run. When installing gutters set the proper slope by driving a nail 1 2 in. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws.

Take the downspout end of the string lower it 3 4 of an inch and reattach it. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Below the shingles on the high side of the gutter run. Continue this process with gutter sections.

Repeat this process for all gutters around your roofline. More diy home improvement projects.