How To Cut Steel Rain Gutters

Miter saws are the most common tool used for cutting gutters especially metal and plastic gutters.

How to cut steel rain gutters. Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. Cut the gutters to size with a hacksaw and heavy duty tin snips. Cut a triangular section from. Mark the point to be cut on the gutters with an erasable marker.

Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter. Use a carpenter s square to get around to the bottom. Fit the miter saw with a carbide tipped finish blade for cutting through metal but this is the fastest and most efficient tool for cutting through any type of gutter material. Laying your gutter on the workbench measure off the amount of gutter you want to cut and mark it with a pencil.

Pull the tape measure along the length of metal gutter and mark the length you need to cut the gutter with the carpenter s pencil. Use the other hand to hold the frame at the top by the wingnut. Hold the handle with your dominant hand and keep your index finger parallel to the top pointing toward the cutting direction for support. 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.

How to cut metal gutters.