How To Join Metal Guttering

Join the gutter to the corner with six rivets in the locations shown.

How to join metal guttering.

Rivets at the front of the gutter and installing the first rivet with the rivet gun. Slide the short length of the downspout onto the bottom of the top elbow and slide the top of the lower elbow onto the short length. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in. Now you can install the gutters.

Cut the second gutter with a hacksaw or tin snips. If you have a straight run gable roof measure from shingle to shingle and then add. 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. Connect the two sections of gutter overlapping the middle sections by 4 inches.

How to connect two sections of gutters. If your home has vinyl gutters follow these steps about how to join gutter sections. This is straight joining of gutters by ace gutters pty ltd on vimeo the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Start by drilling a 1 8 in.

Now drill the remaining holes and install the rivets. Rivet all joints including the connection with the outlet. Using the same method you would for metal gutters measure the amount of gutter you ll need. Allow an extra inch for the cut end of the gutter to stretch past the end of the fascia.

Check the measurements so that the total length of the first and second gutter when put together will equal the length you need plus 4 inches. The first gutter piece and maybe the second and even a third piece will likely be full 10 ft. Use a saw to cut gutter pieces to fit allowing 3 to 4 inches extra for overlap when joining pieces together.