Putting Up Aluminum Gutters

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Putting up aluminum gutters.

Use an electric drill to create a 3 16 inch 0 48 cm diameter hole into the front side of the gutter. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva installs an alternative to a gutter when a traditional one does not work. If you have a choice between steel and aluminum systems which is best. Getting started part.

Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. Afterward insert a 1 inch 2 5 cm 8 32 stainless steel machine screw through the hole and cap it with a flanged nut to secure the gutter to the bracket. Cut a triangular section from. 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.

The home mender dustin luby shows us how to install new gutters with ease. Form strip miter joint at corner cover the joint between two lengths of gutter at each corner with a strip miter a 3 inch wide strip of aluminum. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards.

It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter. Secure the gutters to the fascia brackets using machine screws. Subscribe to this old house.

Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.