How To Install Gutter Downpipe

Cut it to length with a hacksaw and removing any burrs with a half round file.

How to install gutter downpipe. Start by drilling a 1 8 in. Simple installation stratco fascia is easy to install. Use an electric drill to create a 3 16 inch 0 48 cm diameter hole into the front side of the gutter. Specially designed fascia brackets attach to the rafters then the stratco steel fascia is simply clipped into place.

Measure carefully to determine the best location for the outlet fitting. Our range of gutters and downpipes are suitable for most types of properties including domestic and commercial dwellings. Stratco gutters can then be installed using the stratco gutter suspension clip which attaches the gutter to the fascia. Once the downspout extension is cut it is ready to connect.

Place a step ladder under the area you are installing the downspout. Now drill the remaining holes and install the rivets. Unkink and straighten before installation to avoid breaking the extension or pulling it off the downspout. Then set the fitting on the bottom of the gutter and trace around it.

Join the gutter to the corner with six rivets in the locations shown. Rivets at the front of the gutter and installing the first rivet with the rivet gun. Next install a downspout outlet fitting in the gutter. Secure the gutters to the fascia brackets using machine screws.

Fit the gutter in place which normally just clips in with the appropriate stop ends connectors and gutter outlet for the downpipe. Use utility scissors or a box cutter to cut along the line that s factory marked on the extension. Step 2 drill a hole in the bottom of the gutter at the 4 inch mark with a 1 inch hole saw attachment to the drill. Cut a starter hole in the gutter with a chisel drill or sabre saw and nibble out the finished opening with tin snips.

Step 3 cut the end off the extension that will not be connecting to the downspout.