How To Attach Gutters To House

Attach the gutter brackets on every other rafter tail.

How to attach gutters to house.

If a soffit conceals the rafters look for tell tale. Of insertion on one end. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Cut the gutters to size.

Install a diverter in the downspout positioning it even with the top of the rain barrel. Mount the second section of gutter as with the first lower section of gutter follow the slope line for the adjoining higher section of gutter. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.

Use an electric drill to drive 1 1 4 inch 1 9 cm stainless steel hex head sheet metal screws through the back side of the gutter into the fascia. Find the location of the rafter tails behind the fascia board. Snap the sections together. Screw the upper end of the downspout to the downspout outlet protruding from the gutter.

Use a hacksaw to cut and assemble the downspout and elbows. Be sure to do this once along every 2 foot 0 61 m length along the gutter. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. How to attach guttering to existing fascia 1.

Attach the gutters to the fascia. With the cordless drill and gutter hanging screws attach the drainpipe side section of gutter to the house following the chalk slope line. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in.

Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. Sizing cutting and installing the gutters 1. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Use a hacksaw or heavy duty tin snips to cut the gutter at the appropriate measurement.

Locate each rafter tail usually spaced every 16 inches 40 6. Chalk a line along the length of the fascia board starting at the top the non downspout end 1 1 4 inches.