How To Attach Vinyl Gutters

For outside corners measure from corner to corner.

How to attach vinyl gutters.

House gutters diy gutters vinyl siding installation gutter installation diy house updates how to install gutters home upgrades roof repair home repairs. Set out the gutter lines on the ground next to the area along the house where you will be installing them. If you have inside corners subtract 5 inches. If you bought a flexible downspout extension chances are you re trying to redirect rainwater from making a puddle at the base of your foundation.

A gutter connector marries two sections of gutter. Attach a gutter connector to the fascia with screws every 10 feet. With a flexible downspout extension you can redirect rainwater around bushes and cement to have it flow into your garden to a flowerbed or just away from your house. 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.

Snap together the length of gutter as much as possible. Measure the total run of the gutter length you need. With help from an assistant hold the gutter in place. Screw it to the fascia board.

Attach the first gutter hanging bracket 4 inches in from the original end of the roof line. Attach a drop outlet at the far end of the roof line. To make the job easier have one person hold one end of the gutter while the other takes the other end and begins attaching the vinyl gutter to the hangers from the outside in. 5 attach drain pipes to the house.

Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. More diy home improvement projects. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown.

Add to that the caulk connectors end caps and other accessories and the. First secure the downspout outlet to the gutter. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter.