How To Put Gutters On A House

If your fascia boards are level you can use them as a reference for sloping the gutters.

How to put gutters on a house.

Mount the gutters to the fascia brackets. More diy home improvement projects. For every 10 feet of gutter. Rotate your gutter upward pushing it away from you until the edge closest to the fascia fastens into the hook on the back of the bracket.

Check this by holding a level against the bottom edge. The sections used to build a residential sectional gutter system usually are 8 to 10 feet long and are either welded together or snap together using silicone gaskets to create the lengths needed for the install. They re affordable low maintenance and come in a wide array of colors to choose from. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.

Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Slope each house gutter run down toward the downspout about 1 4 in.

Lay your gutter into the fascia brackets that you attached to the rafter tails. Of insertion on one end. Pvc or vinyl gutters are the least expensive type of gutter that costs on average 4 6 00 per linear ft. Installing gutters in 18 steps snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end.

Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. If they aren t level adjust the string line until a level aligned with it shows a slight slope. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter.

Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in.