How To Atach A Gutter

Armed with a drill long wood screws and the gutter materials attaching gutters to.

How to atach a gutter.

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. Step 2 drill a hole in the bottom of the gutter at the 4 inch mark with a 1 inch hole saw attachment to the drill. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws.

For every 10 feet of gutter from this measurement and mark this distance at the low end of the gutter run. Cut a starter hole in the gutter with a chisel drill or sabre saw and nibble out the finished opening with tin snips. Use the flange to mark the screwhole locations and bore 1 8 in holes through the gutter. Below the shingles on the high side of the gutter run.

Attach the gutter s fascia brackets to the rafter tails. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. Place a step ladder under the area you are installing the downspout. When installing gutters set the proper slope by driving a nail 1 2 in.

Cut the gutter to length with a hack saw or a miter saw with a carbide tip blade. Measure and record the distance from the bottom of the fascia board to this nail. Finally insert the filling into the hole and fasten it with short screws. Gutters should be attached to the fascia and run the entire length of the roof ending with a downspout.

Cut the downspout hole at the bottom end of the gutter and attach the gutter end caps. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. Attaching a gutter to metal roofing is a simple process so long as you have the wood rafter tails to screw gutter brackets into. If a gutter run will measure longer than 40 feet 12 m the gutter should be positioned to pitch down from the middle aimed toward a downspout at each end.

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