How To Install Metal Gutter Downspouts

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How to install metal gutter downspouts.

Make sure to attach the straps every 10 feet. Attaching the downspout and the downspout straps. Of insertion on one end. Attach the gutters to the fascia.

Place a step ladder under the area you are installing the downspout. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in. Apply silicone sealant one inch from the edge of the downspout outlet s outside perimeter. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow.

Snap the sections together. If at the end of a run seal with seamermate and an end cap. Apply seamermate to end with drop and joint as instructed. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.

Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. Videos you watch may be added to the tv s watch history and influence tv recommendations. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. Measure in 4 inches from the end corner of the gutter with a tape measure and mark the bottom of the gutter with a pencil.

Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Use an electric drill to drive 1 1 4 inch 1 9 cm stainless steel hex head sheet metal screws through the back side of the gutter into the fascia. Attach the lower sections with two pop rivets on three sides of the downspout. To connect the gutter to the downspout use either an outlet or an end with drop.

Be sure to do this once along every 2 foot 0 61 m length along the gutter. Screw the metal straps to the wall. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. Attach a section of the downspout from the dropout using two pop rivets on each side.

For the end with drop connect to the gutter with a seamer or slip joint connector. The metal strap presses the downspout against the wall so the downspout won t wobble in the event of high wind. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting.