How To Attach Rain Gutters To House

With the cordless drill and gutter hanging screws attach the drainpipe side section of gutter to the house following the chalk slope line.

How to attach rain gutters to house.

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. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Crimp the end cap in place using the same gutter sealant used on the seams. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in.

Attach the gutters to the fascia. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.

Mount the second section of gutter as with the first lower section of gutter follow the slope line for the adjoining higher section of gutter. Finish off the curves with sheet metal shears. Dig a hole slightly wider than the width of your pot and at least 6 deep directly underneath the downspout outlet. 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. Snap the sections together. Decide where the rain chain will be hung and install a downspout outlet in the gutter in the desired location. Find the location of the rafter tails behind the fascia board.

Flip the pot upside down and drill a few drainage holes with a masonry drill. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. Chalk a line along the length of the fascia board starting at the top the non downspout end 1 1 4 inches below the bottom of the roof s. Be sure to do this once along every 2 foot 0 61 m length along the gutter.

Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. Of insertion on one end. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting.