How To Attach Rain Gutter Lengths Together

How to connect two sections of gutters.

How to attach rain gutter lengths together. Measure a length of guttering long enough for the wall where you are hanging it. If you have a straight run gable roof measure from shingle to shingle and then add. Piece two pieces of guttering together by overlapping ethe nds 8. Allow for about 1 1 2 inches of overlap at each connection.

It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. See gutter rain barrel video above for demonstration. Cut it if necessary with a hacksaw or tin snips. Check the measurements so that the total length of the first and second gutter when put together will equal the length you need plus 4 inches.

Put the best looking gutter edge or the gutter with the factory cut on the outside. Attach a short length of downspout to the underside of the diverter. The first gutter piece and maybe the second and even a third piece will likely be full 10 ft. Be sure to do this once along every 2 foot 0 61 m length along the gutter.

Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Install a diverter in the downspout positioning it even with the top of the rain barrel. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. This is our first video in our tutorial on metal roofing.

Use an electric drill to drive 1 1 4 inch 1 9 cm stainless steel hex head sheet metal screws through the back side of the gutter into the fascia. Snap the sections together. Attach the gutters to the fascia. Run the tape measure from the bottom of the lower elbow to the ground and add 1 1 2 inches for the top joint where it connects to the.