How To Install Vinyl Gutters Yourself

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How to install vinyl gutters yourself.

Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Decide where you want the water to go. Lay the gutter into the brackets that you ve lag screwed to the fascia. Measure out the gutter run.

Set up a ladder at one end of the roof line and climb to the edge of the roof with ruler and pencil and a drop. To determine how many gutter sections and accessory pieces you need to buy measure the. Choose between a vinyl. At the downspout locations trace the outline of the flange that will connect the gutter and downspout then punch through it with a sharp chisel.

Measure and record the distance from the bottom of the fascia board to this nail. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in. Of insertion on one end. Crimp the end cap in place using the same gutter sealant used on the seams.

Through the screw mounting hole in each bracket drill a 3 16 inch diameter hole in the front edge of the gutter. Below the shingles on the high side of the gutter run. Finish off the curves with sheet metal shears. Rotate the gutter upward until its back edge slips into the hooks at the top of the back of the brackets as shown.

Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. Are you going to collect in a rain barrel or dump your runoff far enough from. How to install vinyl rain gutters step 1. For every 10 feet of gutter from this measurement and mark this distance at the low end of the gutter run.

These two marks should be level with each other. Installing the gutters start at the end of the gutter away from the downspout location and measure down 1 2 inch or the distance recommended by your gutter manufacturer and make a mark. Back at the original end of the roof line hook a tape measure on to the end of the fascia and measure out 10.