How To Put In A Gutter

Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.

How to put in a gutter. Use a plastic slip joint at the end of every 10 foot length connecting the gutter sections for each section with connectors. Subscribe to this old house. Pvc or vinyl gutters are the least expensive type of gutter that costs on average 4 6 00 per linear ft. Hang the gutter sections.

You may have to temporarily remove your hangers as you go or you can notch out the apron around them. Cut the gutters to size with a hacksaw and heavy duty tin snips. How to install gutters step 1. Also make sure not to use the gutter as a support as you climb back on the roof.

If you have a choice between steel and aluminum systems which is best. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Drill a 1 8 inch 0 32 cm pilot hole through the fascia and. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.

Mounting the gutters 1. Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards. If you are finished your work on the roof and climbing back to the ladder be careful not to put to much weight on the gutters while doing so. However they are prone to crack in cold climate and.

First install the gutter sections into the outlets using the hangers to support the individual sections. Steel is stronger and. Aluminum gutters are the most commonly installed gutters in today s market for an average cost of 5 8 00 per linear ft. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws.

Mark the point to be cut on the gutters with an. A gutter apron is a bent piece of flashing that tucks up under the shingles and over the gutter. Snap the sections together. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter.

Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. Attach the gutter s fascia brackets to the rafter tails. House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house. This could damage the gutter.

This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to install an efficient rain handling gutter system. They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters. Mount the gutters to the fascia. It is better not to step on the gutter in possible.

Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.