How To Hang Gutters On House

It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.

How to hang gutters on house.

Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. Form strip miter joint at corner cover the joint between two lengths of gutter at each corner with a strip miter a 3 inch wide strip of aluminum. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter.

Of insertion on one end. Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. More diy home improvement projects. Mount the second section of gutter as with the first lower section of gutter follow the slope line for the adjoining higher section of gutter.

Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in. Snap the sections together.