How To Install Water Gutters

Installing gutters in 18 steps snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end.

How to install water gutters.

It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. Attach another elbow at the bottom of the downspout to divert water away from the foundation. Attaching the downspout outlet and caps 1.

Anchor the downspout to the wall with two brackets one near the top of the wall and the other just above the foundation. To attach a downspout assemble an elbow and a short length of downspout to carry the run to the wall. Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.

Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.

Measure from the corner of your home to the center of the downspout. Remove the outlet hole using offset tin snips. Snap the sections together. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws.

How to install gutters step 1. Mark the location of the downspout outlet. Attach the outlet. Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter.

If you have a choice between steel and aluminum systems which is best.