How To Attach Gutters

Secure the end cap to the gutter with a crimping tool.

How to attach gutters.

Use a hacksaw or heavy duty tin snips to cut the gutter at the appropriate measurement. Cut the gutters to size. Attach the gutter brackets on every other rafter tail. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow.

Snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end. Find the location of the rafter tails behind the fascia board. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter.

Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter. Chalk a line along the length of the fascia board starting at the top the non downspout end 1 1 4 inches. All that remains now is to install the downspouts and downspout extensions.

Locate each rafter tail usually spaced every 16 inches 40 6. If a soffit conceals the rafters look for tell tale. How to attach guttering to existing fascia 1. Sometimes the roof needs repair in addition to the gutters but you aren t able to complete both projects at the same time.

Snap the sections together. Sizing cutting and installing the gutters 1. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. These straps act as a sling for your gutter.