Putting Up Plastic Gutters

Things you ll need extension ladder that reaches at least 3 feet 0 9 m above the edge of your roof tape measure chalk line powered screwdriver or cordless drill 1 25 inch deck screws hacksaw or reciprocating saw vinyl gutter kit or the following items.

Putting up plastic gutters.

Gutter fascia brackets should never be more than 1m apart gutter angles stop ends running outlets unions and other gutter fittings should have a bracket both sides of the fitting where appropriate within 150mm of the fitting. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in. House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house.

Gutter sections for gutter run you measured. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. Hold the handle with your dominant hand and keep your index finger parallel to the top pointing toward the cutting direction for support. Use the other hand to hold the frame at the top by the wingnut.

Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws.

Mark the point to be cut on the gutters with an erasable marker. Snap the sections together. Rules of thumb for putting up gutters when you plan your gutter the following points should be considered. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.

Cut the gutters to size with a hacksaw and heavy duty tin snips. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.