How To Fix Loose Rain Gutters

Things needed ladder work gloves drill gutter screws 7 to 8 inches with matching ferrules sleeves.

How to fix loose rain gutters. Watch this video to find out more. Bend the strip to fit and embed the flashing in the cement. Be careful not to damage the gutter by over tightening the screw. To remove roofing cement from your hands or tools use vegetable oil on a rag.

Browse asphalt roofing cement on amazon. You may also be able to bend the gutter so that the gutter edges sit at the same height. Apply plastic roofing cement over small holes. Feather the roofing cement out on the surrounding area to flatten any steep edges.

There should be no more than a inch drop in the direction of the downspout. Take a sheet metal patch embed it in asphalt roofing cement and then apply another coat of cement over the patch as shown below. Use a cordless drill to screw the gutter screw through a new hole in the back of the gutter and into the fascia board. If you have a gutter system that has a lower lip along the outside edge of your gutters you can install spacers that move the outside lip up.

Repair larger holes in gutters by covering them with patches.