How To Install Gutter Downpipe

Start by drilling a 1 8 in.

How to install gutter downpipe.

Our range of gutters and downpipes are suitable for most types of properties including domestic and commercial dwellings. Join the gutter to the corner with six rivets in the locations shown. Rivets at the front of the gutter and installing the first rivet with the rivet gun. Secure the gutters to the fascia brackets using machine screws.

You can double check the fall with your spirit level. Now drill the remaining holes and install the rivets. Once the downspout extension is cut it is ready to connect. Fit the gutter in place which normally just clips in with the appropriate stop ends connectors and gutter outlet for the downpipe.

Next install a downspout outlet fitting in the gutter. Specially designed fascia brackets attach to the rafters then the stratco steel fascia is simply clipped into place. Cut it to length with a hacksaw and removing any burrs with a half round file. Use an electric drill to create a 3 16 inch 0 48 cm diameter hole into the front side of the gutter.

Cut a starter hole in the gutter with a chisel drill or sabre saw and nibble out the finished opening with tin snips. Simple installation stratco fascia is easy to install. Place a step ladder under the area you are installing the downspout. 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.

Afterward insert a 1 inch 2 5 cm 8 32 stainless steel machine screw through the hole and cap it with a flanged nut to secure the gutter to the bracket. Step 3 cut the end off the extension that will not be connecting to the downspout. Unkink and straighten before installation to avoid breaking the extension or pulling it off the downspout. Stratco gutters can then be installed using the stratco gutter suspension clip which attaches the gutter to the fascia.

Use utility scissors or a box cutter to cut along the line that s factory marked on the extension.