How To Join Two Lengths Of Gutter

Then if you re measuring from an outside roof edge to an inside corner subtract 5 inches to leave room for the inside box miter.

How to join two lengths of gutter.

The first gutter piece and maybe the second and even a third piece will likely be full 10 ft. Cut one section of downspout to custom fit the length to your house. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. Next conceal the area where the different ends of the fascia board meet and the fixings by fitting a fascia cover joiner over the top of them.

Check the measurements so that the total length of the first and second gutter when put together will equal the length. Add 4 more inches to the length you need. When doing this however there should be an 8 10mm gap between the two ends. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting.

Of insertion on one end. Join the different ends of the fascia boards at the end of a timber rafter using a stainless or galvanised fixing. This is straight joining of gutters by ace gutters pty ltd on vimeo the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Assuming that the gutters are pvc and the same profile a union bracket would be used to join them the union bracket must always be screwed to the fascia board to prevent thermal movement causing it to displace allowing rainwater to escape.

First measure the total run of the gutter length needed. Measure the total run of the gutter length you need. Downspouts typically are sold in lengths of 10 feet. This is our first video in our tutorial on metal roofing.

For homeowners with a straight run gable roof measure shingle to shingle and add a inch to each of the sides for a slight overlap. How to connect two sections of gutters.