How To Connect Two Aluminum Gutters

Put the best looking gutter edge or the gutter with the factory cut on the outside.

How to connect two aluminum gutters. We found these screws in the aluminum siding section of a home center but a gutter supplier would be another good source. Screw an elbow to the downspout outlet. How to join metal gutters. You need a tight seal so water doesn t leak through.

Hang the gutter sections along the fascia with their ends touching together. Measure the total run of the gutter length you need. First measure the total run of the gutter length needed. Apply a bead of silicone sealant along the inner edge of an aluminum end cap.

Connect the two sections of gutter overlapping the middle sections by 4 inches. Overlap at each end. Of insertion on one end. For outside corners measure from corner to corner.

Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Its easy less than 30 minutes and under 30 00 in parts. Tap the end cap onto the end of the gutter then secure it with a crimping tool. If you have inside corners subtract 5 inches.

Measure along the house fascia to determine the length of each piece of gutter. Watch and learn how and stop. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in.

Cut the gutter to length using a hacksaw and tin snips. Hold another elbow against the wall and measure between them. That may even work for the second and third pieces but. If you have a straight run gable roof measure from shingle to shingle and then add 1 2 inch to each side for a slight overlap.

Gutters over flows add downspout to bring water down from roof faster. For homeowners with a straight run gable roof measure shingle to shingle and. Apply gutter sealant where the two sections fit together. Clean seam edges and interior of gutter joiner pieces with rubbing alcohol.

Measure and cut gutter pieces as you would for aluminum gutters except that you don t need the extra 3 to 4 inches of overlap for each piece.