How To Install Guttering On A Garage

House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house.

How to install guttering on a garage. Each downspout usually requires three elbows available in either a front or side style. Pvc guttering simply snaps into place at the standard brackets joint brackets drain outlet section and if applicable stopend section. Feed one end of the half tube shaped guttering under the lip of each bracket where it s attached to the fascia board. The last thing you want to be doing is trying to.

When using a ladder place the bottom quarter of its total height away from the base of the house. Choose a weekend with nicer weather to complete this project. Steel is stronger and. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.

Use an electric drill to create a 3 16 inch 0 48 cm diameter hole into the front side of the gutter. Getting started step 1. If using and extension ladder at least three rungs should be overlapping for stability. If you have a choice between steel and aluminum systems which is best.

Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Make sure it is on firm flat ground and not tilting left or right. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Afterward insert a 1 inch 2 5 cm 8 32 stainless steel machine screw through the hole and cap it with a flanged nut to secure the gutter to the bracket.

Snap the guttering section s into place. Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards. Snap the sections together. Secure the gutters to the fascia brackets using machine screws.