How To Put Up Plastic Rain Gutters

Lay a second length of gutter across the next set of gutter brackets.

How to put up plastic rain gutters.

Use the other hand to hold the frame at the top by the wingnut. Gutter sections for gutter run you measured. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Rest the gutter on top of the brackets.

It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Cut the gutters to size with a hacksaw and heavy duty tin snips. Snap the sections together. Hold the handle with your dominant hand and keep your index finger parallel to the top pointing toward the cutting direction for support.

All that remains now is to install the downspouts and downspout extensions. More diy home improvement projects. Things you ll need extension ladder that reaches at least 3 feet 0 9 m above the edge of your roof tape measure chalk line powered screwdriver or cordless drill 1 25 inch deck screws hacksaw or reciprocating saw vinyl gutter kit or the following items. Snap a gutter end cap to the first 10 foot length of gutter.

Mark the point to be cut on the gutters with an erasable marker. Move to the next bracket and do the same. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. Snap the end of the gutter into the near side of the gutter connector.