Hang A Gutter By Yourself

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Hang a gutter by yourself.

Without the correct support the rain gutters will sag. Attaching the downspout outlet and caps 1. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Of insertion on one end.

Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. A gutter apron is a bent piece of flashing that tucks up under the shingles and over the gutter. Attach the outlet. Snap the sections together.

Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. You may have to temporarily remove your hangers as you go or you can notch out the apron around them. Mark the location of the downspout outlet.

If you leave too much space between the hangers the rain gutters will actually sag causing the water to pool instead of flowing through. Form strip miter joint at corner cover the joint between two lengths of gutter at each corner with a strip miter a 3 inch wide strip of aluminum. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Choose green snips if you re cutting clockwise and red tin snips if.

Once the apron s in place fasten it with sheet metal screws. Avoid hanging the gutter hangers too far apart. All gutters are attached to your house by mounting system or different types of hangers inside outside or strap and the hangers need to be carefully spaced close together 3 feet or less to give the gutter proper support. Cut a triangular section from.

This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to install an efficient rain handling gutter system. The gutter hangers are the way you mount the gutter system to your home so they need to be spaced properly. Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. Subscribe to this old house.

Measure from the corner of your home to the center of the downspout.