How To Properly Mount Gutters

Getting started part.

How to properly mount gutters.

Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. If you live in a warm place with sporadic rain you can hang gutter hangers close to the middle of the gutter with a spacing of no more than 36 inches or three feet apart from the center. Mounting the gutters 1. Mount the gutters to the fascia.

Cut the gutters to size with a hacksaw and heavy duty tin snips. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Sometimes you have an angled fascia board that a gutter needs to lock into. Cut a triangular section from.

If you re replacing an existing gutter system once the old system is removed check for rot along the fascia board. Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards. Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter. Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws.

Drill a 1 8 inch 0 32 cm pilot hole through the fascia and. To determine how much material you ll need add the lengths of each fascia along the roofline taking the measurements. Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter. Drive a nail into the fascia at one end of the.

Steel is stronger and. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter. The hidden hanger is also a type of gutter bracket.

Secure the end cap to the gutter with a crimping tool. How to install gutters step 1. If you have a choice between steel and aluminum systems which is best. 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.

A bracket and a strap can go up to the roof and fasten under a shingle supporting the bottom edge of the gutter. Defining a properly hanger spacing will be given by the predominant climate of your area. Snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end. Mark the point to be cut on the gutters with an.

From a vertical position you hook the hidden hanger into the face of a gutter system.