How to install gutters step 1.
Putting up gutters by yourself.
If you have a choice between steel and aluminum systems which is best.
It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.
Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards.
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.
Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.
Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter.
Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws.
Using a hacksaw carefully cut your gutter sections so they fit between the downspout outlet and the end of your roof.
Snap the sections together.
Cut a triangular section from.