How To Add Gutters To Your House

If your fascia boards are level you can use them as a reference for sloping the gutters.

How to add gutters to your house.

Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Apply gutter sealant to the flange of the downspout outlet then screw the outlet to the hole in the gutter. With the marker mark the center point of the house s corner board onto 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.

Rotate your gutter upward pushing it away from you until the edge closest to the fascia fastens into the hook on the back of the bracket. Step one choose a gutter type you can either choose to have someone manufacture seamless gutters for you or you can buy your gutter in 10 foot sections at the home improvement store near you. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. Lay your gutter into the fascia brackets that you attached to the rafter tails.

Temporarily screw the gutter to the fascia positioning it about 2 inches below the chalk line. He was on time clean organized and the outcome i couldn t be happier with. 60 reviews of a plus gutter systems i just had rain gutters installed. However just because you do not need a roof gutter system most days in southern california you still might want to consider installing one if your home is currently gutter free.

Check this by holding a level against the bottom edge. He followed thru with all he said he would do. Use a hammer and a cold chisel or a hole saw to cut a round hole in the gutter for a downspout outlet. Place one section of gutter against the side of the house to see where the corner of the house will meet the gutter end.

Seamless gutters are manufactured to fit your home but require an expensive machine to produce. If they aren t level adjust the string line until a level aligned with it shows a slight slope. Mount the gutters to the fascia brackets. Of insertion on one end.

I was trying to find one thing that i he could improve on but was unable to. For every 10 feet of gutter. Slope each house gutter run down toward the downspout about 1 4 in.