When you choose the same material for rivets as your gutter material you are taking the time to make sure you are doing everything in your power to prevent corrosion that happens when two different materials are used and secured together.
How to cut and rivet aluminum gutters.
Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws.
Laying your gutter on the workbench measure off the amount of gutter you want to cut and mark it with a pencil.
It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.
Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter.
Cut the front and back sides with tin snips.
Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.
Apply a bead of silicone sealant along the inner edge of an aluminum end cap.
Press the head of the rivet into the drill hole and squeeze the handle of your rivet gun to lock the rivet into place.
On a straight roof edge measure from the outer shingle edges on each side and then add 1 2 inch on each side.
Drill through the side of the downspout and into the connector.
Bend the gutter and cut the bottom.
Measure along the house fascia to determine the length of each piece of gutter.
Cut the gutter to length using a hacksaw and tin snips.
How to seam aluminum gutters together.
Measure roof edges along the fascia to determine gutter length.
Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown.
Use the old adage measure twice and cut once then turn the gutter upside down on the table and mark it all the way around.
Use a square and pencil to mark the gutter length and cut to the line.
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When you measure from an outside roof edge to inside corner subtract 5 inches to make.
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Slide a rivet shaft into the rivet gun.
Use a carpenter s square to get around to the bottom.
Tap the end cap onto the end of the gutter then secure it with a crimping tool.
Repeat the drill and rivet on the other side of the downspout to connect it to the main gutter.
If the tin snips distorts the profile of the gutter just bend it back into shape with needle nose pliers.
