How To Attach Gutters

Snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end.

How to attach gutters.

Sizing cutting and installing the gutters 1. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. If a soffit conceals the rafters look for tell tale. Secure the end cap to the gutter with a crimping tool.

Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Find the location of the rafter tails behind the fascia board. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow.

A home without fascia needs to have gutters attached by roof straps. Snap the sections together. How to attach guttering to existing fascia 1. Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter.

These straps act as a sling for your gutter. Use a hacksaw or heavy duty tin snips to cut the gutter at the appropriate measurement. All that remains now is to install the downspouts and downspout extensions. Cut the gutters to size.

Chalk a line along the length of the fascia board starting at the top the non downspout end 1 1 4 inches. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter. Attach the gutter brackets on every other rafter tail.