Hang A Gutter By Yourself

Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting.

Hang a gutter by yourself.

A gutter apron is a bent piece of flashing that tucks up under the shingles and over the gutter. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. Home centers sell a gutter apron in 10 ft. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.

Without the correct support the rain gutters will sag. Avoid hanging the gutter hangers too far apart. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to install an efficient rain handling gutter system.

If you leave too much space between the hangers the rain gutters will actually sag causing the water to pool instead of flowing through. Snap the sections together. Subscribe to this old house. Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter.

The gutter hangers are the way you mount the gutter system to your home so they need to be spaced properly. 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. Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. Measure from the corner of your home to the center of the downspout.

Of insertion on one end. Mark the location of the downspout outlet. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in. You may have to temporarily remove your hangers as you go or you can notch out the apron around them.

Once the apron s in place fasten it with sheet metal screws. Attach the outlet. Attaching the downspout outlet and caps 1. Choose green snips if you re cutting clockwise and red tin snips if.

Cut a triangular section from.