How To Put Gutters On Your House

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How to put gutters on your house.

Measuring the roof and purchasing materials 1. Rain gutters should be attached to the fascia and run the. Head to a home improvement store for. Getting started part.

Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter. One way to make sure your gutter doesn t fall off the house is to install fascia hanger brackets. Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards. Just hook the bracket under the front lip of the gutter and then screw the other side of the bracket to the fascia.

Snap the sections together. If you have a choice between steel and aluminum systems which is best. Secure the end cap to the gutter with a crimping tool. Measure the length of the roof that you re working on.

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. If your gutters are showing signs of severe wear cracks holes and leaks for example or if they re sagging or pulling away from the house or have numerous missing loose or bent fasteners. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.

Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. Leave the old spikes in place a spike head looks better than a hole in the gutter. Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter. Steel is stronger and.

Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter. Purchase at least the total length of gutter along with additional materials.