How To Join Vinyl Gutters
Add a bracket every 20 to 24 inches.
How to join vinyl gutters. Measure the total run of the gutter length you need. Measure the length of the wall where the gutter will be installed and leave an extra 8 inches of material on the end for the 45 degree angle. This is cutting and joining gutter angles by ace gutters pty ltd on vimeo the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Attach a gutter connector to the fascia with screws every 10 feet.
At around 3 5 per linear foot vinyl is most affordable option for gutter. Prepare a tube of exterior grade polyurethane caulk. Guttering metalroofing colorbond joining gutter sections together is a fairly simple job. Start small you can always make the hole bigger.
Vinyl gutter systems are prominent in home stores because of the easy of assembly and availability of component parts. Using the same method you would for metal gutters measure the amount of gutter you ll need. The first gutter piece and maybe the second and even a third piece will likely be full 10 ft. Things you ll need extension ladder that reaches at least 3 feet 0 9 m above the edge of your roof tape measure chalk line powered screwdriver or cordless drill 1 25 inch deck screws hacksaw or reciprocating saw vinyl gutter kit or the following items.
Cut the tip off the caulk tube nozzle at a point where it produces a bead large enough to fill the crack. A 1 4 inch bead is large enough for most cracks. Cut the gutter material to the 45 degree angle using a miter saw or miter box and hack saw. Our roof plumber darren shows you how to join colorbond or zinc.
If you have a straight run gable roof measure from shingle to shingle and then add. Hang the gutter sections as close you can when. Attach the first gutter hanging bracket 4 inches in from the original end of the roof line. Gutter sections for gutter run you measured.
Now you can install the gutters. Screw it to the fascia board.