How To Hang Rain Gutters

Secure the end cap to the gutter with a crimping tool.

How to hang rain gutters.

Attaching the downspout outlet and caps 1. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. Click the links below to see inside dus. Remove the outlet hole using offset tin snips.

Attach the outlet. Measure from the corner of your home to the center of the downspout. Mark the location of the downspout outlet. 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.

The home mender dustin luby shows us how to install new gutters with ease. With the gutters screwed to the fascia it s a simple job to install the hidden gutter hangers. This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to install an efficient rain handling gutter system. Crimp the end cap in place using the same gutter sealant used on the seams.

Of insertion on one end. Finish off the curves with sheet metal shears. Install hangers every two feet to support the gutters and strengthen the front edge. House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house.

Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter. Cut a triangular section from. Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. The hangers are designed to slip over the back edge of the gutter.

Subscribe to this old house. Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end.

Hook on gutter hanging straps. They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters. More diy home improvement projects. Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter.