How To Put Up Gutter Hooks

Snap the sections together.

How to put up gutter hooks. House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house. They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters. Begin by applying a heavy bead of lap sealer with a caulk gun at least 4 in. If you live in a warm place with sporadic rain you can hang gutter hangers close to the middle of the gutter with a spacing of no more than 36 inches or three feet apart from the center.

Run the bead up both sides. For rainy climates where gutters will handle a larger amount of water for long periods they should have a maximum distance of 18 inches apart between them. No nails no screws no brittle plastic. Working from the outlet towards the highest point fit the first length of gutter by tilting it so that it sits beneath the back clip then push down at the front to snap it into position.

From the end of the receiving gutter. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Things you ll need extension ladder that reaches at least 3 feet 0 9 m above the edge of your roof tape measure chalk line powered screwdriver or cordless drill 1 25 inch deck screws hacksaw or reciprocating saw vinyl gutter kit or the following items. Of overlap snap the front flanges together and screw the overlap together with sheetmetal screws.

Gutter sections for gutter run you measured. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.