How To Properly Mount Gutters

It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.

How to properly mount gutters. Mark the point to be cut on the gutters with an. 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. Cut the gutters to size with a hacksaw and heavy duty tin snips. A bracket and a strap can go up to the roof and fasten under a shingle supporting the bottom edge of the gutter.

Drive a nail into the fascia at one end of the. Mounting the gutters 1. Snap the sections together. Defining a properly hanger spacing will be given by the predominant climate of your area.

To determine how much material you ll need add the lengths of each fascia along the roofline taking the measurements. Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards. Mount the gutters to the fascia.

Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end. If you re replacing an existing gutter system once the old system is removed check for rot along the fascia board. Steel is stronger and.

Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter. Sometimes you have an angled fascia board that a gutter needs to lock into. Drill a 1 8 inch 0 32 cm pilot hole through the fascia and. From a vertical position you hook the hidden hanger into the face of a gutter system.

If you live in a warm place with sporadic rain you can hang gutter hangers close to the middle of the gutter with a spacing of no more than 36 inches or three feet apart from the center. Attach the gutter s fascia brackets to the rafter tails. Getting started part. The hidden hanger is also a type of gutter bracket.

Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Secure the end cap to the gutter with a crimping tool. Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter. If you have a choice between steel and aluminum systems which is best.

Cut a triangular section from.