How To Build Alumninum Gutters

Tap the end cap onto the end of the.

How to build alumninum gutters.

This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to install an efficient rain handling gutter system. Apply a bead of silicone sealant along the inner edge of an aluminum end cap. Cut the gutter to length using a hacksaw and tin snips. I had salvaged panels that were definitely poor in.

Making the rain gutter. Subscribe to this old house. If your home center or hardware store doesn t sell pre bent flashing ask an aluminum siding contractor or local sheet metal fabricator to bend some for you. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow.

With gutter replacement you can prevent water from running behind your gutters by installing a metal gutter apron flashing under the shingles and over the back edge of the gutter. Snap layout lines photo by mary beth montgomery mark the highest point of the gutter run on the fascia 1 inches. Making the supporting straps. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in.

Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Rain gutters made easy. How to install gutters in 8 steps 1. Start with an aluminum panel.

How to install aluminum gutters 1. Attach fascia brackets photo by mary beth montgomery locate the rafter tails behind the fascia. Measure along the house fascia to determine the length of each piece of gutter. More diy home improvement projects.