How To Join Metal Guttering

Start by drilling a 1 8 in.

How to join metal guttering.

This is straight joining of gutters by ace gutters pty ltd on vimeo the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Cut the second gutter with a hacksaw or tin snips. Connect the two sections of gutter overlapping the middle sections by 4 inches. Now drill the remaining holes and install the rivets.

Rivets at the front of the gutter and installing the first rivet with the rivet gun. Measure the total run of the gutter length you need. Of insertion on one end. If your home has vinyl gutters follow these steps about how to join gutter sections.

If you didn t have gutters already cut to the correct size then measure the length of the fascia where you want to mount the gutters. Slide the short length of the downspout onto the bottom of the top elbow and slide the top of the lower elbow onto the short length. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in. If you have a straight run gable roof measure from shingle to shingle and then add.

Rivet all joints including the connection with the outlet. Check the measurements so that the total length of the first and second gutter when put together will equal the length you need plus 4 inches. Now you can install the gutters. Hang the gutter sections as close you can when.

The first gutter piece and maybe the second and even a third piece will likely be full 10 ft. Use a saw to cut gutter pieces to fit allowing 3 to 4 inches extra for overlap when joining pieces together. Allow an extra inch for the cut end of the gutter to stretch past the end of the fascia.