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How to install a gutter downspout.
When measuring be sure to start from the ground and end at the flat of the gutter.
Remove the outlet hole using offset tin snips.
Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.
Getting started part.
Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.
It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.
Step 1 measure the length of the downspout measure the distance from the drain point of the rain gutter to the ground.
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Measure from the corner of your home to the center of the downspout.
Measure in 4 inches from the end corner of the gutter with a tape measure and mark the bottom of the gutter with a pencil.
Attaching the downspout outlet and caps 1.
Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards.
Attach the outlet.
If you have a choice between steel and aluminum systems which is best.
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Place a step ladder under the area you are installing the downspout.
Step 2 drill a hole in the bottom of the gutter at the 4 inch mark with a 1 inch hole saw attachment to the drill.
How to install gutters step 1.
Snap the sections together.
Steel is stronger and.