How To Put Together Aluminum Gutters

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How to put together aluminum gutters.

Overlap at each end. This is our first video in our tutorial on metal roofing. Use a saw to cut gutter pieces to fit allowing 3 to 4 inches extra for overlap when joining pieces together. They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters.

Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards. More diy home improvement projects. If you have inside corners subtract 5 inches. How to install gutters step 1.

For outside corners measure from corner to corner. House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house. Hold another elbow against the wall and measure between them. We found these screws in the aluminum siding section of a home center but a gutter supplier would be another good source.

Screw an elbow to the downspout outlet. Tap the end cap onto the end of the gutter then secure it with a crimping tool. Measure the total run of the gutter length you need. Steel is stronger and.

If you didn t have gutters already cut to the correct size then measure the length of the fascia where you want to mount the gutters. Apply a bead of silicone sealant along the inner edge of an aluminum end cap. Getting started part. Use a hacksaw to cut this length from the uncrimped end of a downspout tube.

Allow an extra inch for the cut end of the gutter to stretch past the end of the fascia.