How To Bend Gutter Hangers

What to do when water spills over gutter.

How to bend gutter hangers.

Adjusting your gutters to remove your gutters loosen the screws that hold the gutter brackets using a screwdriver until the gutter detaches from the side of the house. Hang the new gutter next to the old one and then slide the patch under the seam. When that water comes blasting out the end of the valley it can shoot right over the gutter. When installing gutters set the proper slope by driving a nail 1 2 in.

Measure and record the distance from the bottom of the fascia board to this nail. Pull the end of the gutter free from the downspout if needed. Below the shingles on the high side of the gutter run. For every 10 feet of gutter from this measurement and mark this distance at the low end of the gutter run.

Clean out any debris and other materials that may be clogging the gutter and causing it to bend. Hanger spacing defining a properly hanger spacing will be given by the predominant climate of your area. If you live in a warm place with sporadic rain you can hang gutter hangers close to the middle of the gutter with a spacing of no more than 36 inches or three feet apart from the center. Snap a chalk line to mark along the top of the gutter.