How To Install Gutters This Old House

How to install aluminum gutters 1.

How to install gutters this old house.

Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. Apply a bead of silicone sealant along the inner edge of an aluminum end cap. Cut a triangular section from. Tap the end cap onto the end of the.

Secure the end cap to the gutter with a. Measure along the house fascia to determine the length of each piece of gutter. Installing gutters in 18 steps snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end. Form strip miter joint at corner cover the joint between two lengths of gutter at each corner with a strip miter a 3 inch wide strip of aluminum.

Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter. Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter. Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter.