How To Install Aluminum Gutters This Old House

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How to install aluminum gutters this old house.

How to install an efficient rain handling gutter system. Install two u shaped downspout brackets on the corner of the house one high and one low. Installing gutters in 18 steps. Cut the gutter to length using a hacksaw and tin snips.

Measure along the house fascia to determine the length of each piece of gutter. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter.

Of the ground and install the last elbow. Apply a bead of silicone sealant along the inner edge of an aluminum end cap. Tap the end cap onto the end of the. They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters.

Cover the joint between two lengths of gutter at each corner with a strip miter a 3 inch wide strip of aluminum. How to install aluminum gutters 1. House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house. This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to install an efficient rain handling gutter system.

Bring the downspout to within 1 ft. Snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Length of downspout to make a fold up extension.

Secure the end cap to the gutter with. Finally trim a notch in one end of a 36 in. Snap the sections together. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter.