How To Install Rain Gutters On Your House

Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter.

How to install rain gutters on your house.

Secure the gutters to the fascia brackets using machine screws. Use an electric drill to create a 3 16 inch 0 48 cm diameter hole into the front side of the gutter. Secure the end cap to the gutter with. Crimp the end cap in place using the same gutter sealant used on the seams.

Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. 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. At the downspout locations trace the outline of the flange that will connect the gutter and downspout then punch through it with a sharp chisel. Gutters and downspouts attach to each other with a variety of connectors and corners to form a unified system.

They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter. Cut a triangular section from. Finish off the curves with sheet metal shears.

As long as you have good weather a partner and the right tools and a sturdy ladder you should be able to install gutters on an entire one story house in a weekend or two. Form strip miter joint at corner cover the joint between two lengths of gutter at each corner with a strip miter a 3 inch wide strip of aluminum. Snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end.