How To Install Guttering And Downpipes

Before buying talk with your supplier to ensure the gutter system you have selected meets the criteria.

How to install guttering and downpipes. To establish the position of the running outlet or stopend outlet hang a plumb bob from the fascia so that it. Join the gutter to the corner with six rivets in the locations shown. When installing guttering it is vitally important to use the correct access equipment. Now drill the remaining holes and install the rivets.

Cut it to length with a hacksaw and removing any burrs with a half round file. The standard is about inch per 10 feet. Step by step step 1. Then trim the first section of the gutter to length with tin snips.

Increasing the pitch increases a gutter s handling capacity but the gutter may look askew over a long run. Working up high is hazardous so also hire scaffolding on wheels to provide easy access and simplify the installation process. Drill pilot holes then fit the. Fit the gutter in place which normally just clips in with the appropriate stop ends connectors and gutter outlet for the downpipe.

Use a pencil to mark the positioning of the outlet and its fixing holes onto the fascia ensuring that it is no. Use a square and pencil to mark the gutter length and cut to the line. In this video i install some plastic guttering to a brick built garage. Connect the end cap s to the gutter using silicone sealant and screws.

Hold the cap in place and insert a single sheet metal screw into its hole. Begin by installing a slip joint splice on each end of an inside corner fitting. Increase the pitch of the gutter. Start by drilling a 1 8 in.

Slide the splices on as far as they ll go. Simple installation stratco fascia is easy to install. You can double check the fall with your spirit level. Stratco gutters can then be installed using the stratco gutter suspension clip which attaches the gutter to the fascia.

Specially designed fascia brackets attach to the rafters then the stratco steel fascia is simply clipped into place.