How To Put Gutters Together

Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards.

How to put gutters together. Getting started part. For homeowners with a straight run gable roof. Use a saw to cut gutter pieces to fit allowing 3 to 4 inches extra for overlap when joining pieces together. If you have inside corners subtract 5 inches.

Hang the gutter sections. Allow an extra inch for the cut end of the gutter to stretch past the end of the fascia. First install the gutter sections into the outlets using the hangers to support the individual sections. First measure the total run of the gutter length needed.

Steel is stronger and. For outside corners measure from corner to corner. If you have a choice between steel and aluminum systems which is best. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.

If your house has metal gutters follow these steps about how to seam your gutters together. If you didn t have gutters already cut to the correct size then measure the length of the fascia where you want to mount the gutters. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. Fasten the parts together with pop rivets or screws.

Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. That may even work for. The first piece of the gutter will likely be its full length. How to install gutters step 1.

Lengths of downspout are only crimped on one end you ll have to crimp one end of any cutoff piece to make it fit inside the next elbow or downspout section. If you have a straight run gable roof measure from shingle to shingle and then add 1 2 inch to each side for a slight overlap.