How To Atach A Gutter

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How to atach a gutter.

Drill a 1 8 inch 0 32 cm pilot hole through the fascia and into the rafter tails at each chalk mark. Armed with a drill long wood screws and the gutter materials attaching gutters to. When installing gutters set the proper slope by driving a nail 1 2 in. Afterward attach the fascia brackets to using 1 4 inch 0 64 cm stainless steel lag screws at least 2 inches 5 1 cm long.

Cut a starter hole in the gutter with a chisel drill or sabre saw and nibble out the finished opening with tin snips. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. Place a step ladder under the area you are installing the downspout. Gutters should be attached to the fascia and run the entire length of the roof ending with a downspout.

Decide whether you want to use metal or plastic gutter materials and determine the appropriate spacing between the gutter brackets. If a gutter run will measure longer than 40 feet 12 m the gutter should be positioned to pitch down from the middle aimed toward a downspout at each end. Measure in 4 inches from the end corner of the gutter with a tape measure and mark the bottom of the gutter with a pencil. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter.

Finally insert the filling into the hole and fasten it with short screws. Measure and record the distance from the bottom of the fascia board to this nail. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. Cut the gutter to length with a hack saw or a miter saw with a carbide tip blade.

Cut the downspout hole at the bottom end of the gutter and attach the gutter end caps. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. Step 2 drill a hole in the bottom of the gutter at the 4 inch mark with a 1 inch hole saw attachment to the drill. Attaching a gutter to metal roofing is a simple process so long as you have the wood rafter tails to screw gutter brackets into.

Attach the gutter s fascia brackets to the rafter tails.