How To Install Aluminum Gutter Downspouts

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How to install aluminum gutter downspouts.

This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to install an efficient rain handling gutter system. For every 10 feet of gutter from this measurement and mark this distance at the low end of the gutter run. Mark the place where the downspout should be fitted in the gutter. Use an electric drill to create a 3 16 inch 0 48 cm diameter hole into the front side of the gutter.

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. 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. Cut a triangular section from.

Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter. Watch and learn how and stop. Its easy less than 30 minutes and under 30 00 in parts. Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws.

Afterward insert a 1 inch 2 5 cm 8 32 stainless steel machine screw through the hole and cap it with a flanged nut to secure the gutter to the bracket. Cut a square hole in that place making a template out of the sleeve used for attaching the downspout. Place a step ladder under the area you are installing the downspout. Punch holes in each corner of the square and then cut away the piece using a jigsaw or snips.

File away any rough edges. More diy home improvement projects. Secure the gutters to the fascia brackets using machine screws. 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.

Below the shingles on the high side of the gutter run. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in. 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.