How To Connect Two Aluminum Gutters

If you have a straight run gable roof measure from shingle to shingle and then add 1 2 inch to each side for a slight overlap.

How to connect two aluminum gutters.

For homeowners with a straight run gable roof measure shingle to shingle and. Measure along the house fascia to determine the length of each piece of gutter. First measure the total run of the gutter length needed. How to join metal gutters.

Measure the total run of the gutter length you need. Clean seam edges and interior of gutter joiner pieces with rubbing alcohol. Allow for a 1 1 2 in. Of insertion on one end.

If you have inside corners subtract 5 inches. Tap the end cap onto the end of the gutter then secure it with a crimping tool. We found these screws in the aluminum siding section of a home center but a gutter supplier would be another good source. Cut the gutter to length using a hacksaw and tin snips.

Put the best looking gutter edge or the gutter with the factory cut on the outside. Apply gutter sealant where the two sections fit together. Screw an elbow to the downspout outlet. Gutters over flows add downspout to bring water down from roof faster.

Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. For outside corners measure from corner to corner. Apply a bead of silicone sealant along the inner edge of an aluminum end cap. Hold another elbow against the wall and measure between them.

You need a tight seal so water doesn t leak through. Watch and learn how and stop. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in. Hang the gutter sections along the fascia with their ends touching together.

Measure and cut gutter pieces as you would for aluminum gutters except that you don t need the extra 3 to 4 inches of overlap for each piece. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. The first piece of the gutter will likely be its full length. Connect the two sections of gutter overlapping the middle sections by 4 inches.

That may even work for the second and third pieces but.