How To Atach A Gutter

A home without fascia needs to have gutters attached by roof straps.

How to atach a gutter. They re fitted to the gutter hanger and then they are attached directly to the roof. Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. These straps act as a sling for your gutter. Snap the sections together.

Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter. How to install gutters step 1. Steel is stronger and. Chalk a line along the length of the fascia board starting at the top the non downspout end 1 1 4 inches.

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. Sometimes the roof needs repair in addition to the gutters but you aren t able to complete both projects at the same time. Find the location of the rafter tails behind the fascia board.

Gutter components are made by several manufacturers and are available through lumberyards. If you have a choice between steel and aluminum systems which is best. Attaching a gutter to metal roofing is a simple process so long as you have the wood rafter tails to screw gutter brackets into. Getting started part.

Attach the gutter s fascia brackets to the rafter tails. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Cut a triangular section from. If a soffit conceals the rafters look for tell tale.

How to attach guttering to existing fascia 1. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Decide whether you want to use metal or plastic gutter materials and determine the appropriate spacing between the gutter brackets.