How To Attach Gutters

Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.

How to attach gutters. Cut the gutters to size. Secure the end cap to the gutter with a crimping tool. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Use a hacksaw or heavy duty tin snips to cut the gutter at the appropriate measurement.

Chalk a line along the length of the fascia board starting at the top the non downspout end 1 1 4 inches. Sizing cutting and installing the gutters 1. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. Locate each rafter tail usually spaced every 16 inches 40 6.

A home without fascia needs to have gutters attached by roof straps. These straps act as a sling for your gutter. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Snap the sections together.

Sometimes the roof needs repair in addition to the gutters but you aren t able to complete both projects at the same time. 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. Snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end.

All that remains now is to install the downspouts and downspout extensions. Find the location of the rafter tails behind the fascia board. Attach the gutter brackets on every other rafter tail. They re fitted to the gutter hanger and then they are attached directly to the roof.