How To Put Gutters On Your House

If your gutters are showing signs of severe wear cracks holes and leaks for example or if they re sagging or pulling away from the house or have numerous missing loose or bent fasteners.

How to put gutters on your house.

Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end. Measuring the roof and purchasing materials 1. Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter.

Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards. Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Steel is stronger and.

Getting started part. One way to make sure your gutter doesn t fall off the house is to install fascia hanger brackets. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.

Cut a triangular section from. Head to a home improvement store for. Secure the end cap to the gutter with a crimping tool. Purchase at least the total length of gutter along with additional materials.

If you have a choice between steel and aluminum systems which is best. Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter. Measure the length of the roof that you re working on. 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.

Rain gutters should be attached to the fascia and run the. Snap the sections together.