How To Put Up Gutters By Yourself

Use a hammer and a cold chisel or a hole saw to cut a round hole in the gutter for a downspout outlet.

How to put up gutters by yourself.

Steel is stronger and. Use a hacksaw and tin snips to cut the gutter to length. How to install gutters step 1. First install the gutter sections into the outlets using the hangers to support the individual sections.

If you have a choice between steel and aluminum systems which is best. Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. Hang the gutter sections. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter.

Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Hold the handle with your dominant hand and keep your index finger parallel to the top pointing toward the cutting direction for support. All gutters are attached to your house by mounting system or different types of hangers inside outside or strap and the hangers need to be carefully spaced close together 3 feet or less to give the gutter proper support. Getting started part.

Cut the gutters to size with a hacksaw and heavy duty tin snips. 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. Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.

Use a plastic slip joint at the end of every 10 foot length connecting the gutter sections for each section with connectors. Use the other hand to hold the frame at the top by the wingnut. Without the correct support the rain gutters will sag. Using a hacksaw carefully cut your gutter sections so they fit between the downspout outlet and the end of your roof.

Cut a triangular section from. Snap the sections together. Secure the end cap to the gutter with a crimping tool. Mark the point to be cut on the gutters with an erasable marker.