How To Install Aluminum Rain Gutters

Apply a bead of silicone sealant along the inner edge of an aluminum end cap.

How to install aluminum rain gutters. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Use a hammer and a cold chisel or a hole saw to cut a round hole in the gutter for a downspout outlet. Measure along the house fascia to determine the length of each piece of gutter. Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter.

Cut a triangular section from. Apply gutter sealant to the flange of the downspout outlet then screw the outlet to the hole in the gutter. Tap the end cap onto the end of the gutter then secure it with a crimping tool. Temporarily screw the gutter to the fascia positioning it about 2 inches below the chalk line.

Cut the gutter to length using a hacksaw and tin snips. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Snap the sections together. House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house.

They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters. 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.