Putting Up Plastic Gutters

Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.

Putting up plastic gutters.

It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Of insertion on one end. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.

Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Use the other hand to hold the frame at the top by the wingnut. Snap the sections together.

They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new 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. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in. Rules of thumb for putting up gutters when you plan your gutter the following points should be considered.

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. Gutter sections for gutter run you measured. Hold the handle with your dominant hand and keep your index finger parallel to the top pointing toward the cutting direction for support. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting.

House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter.