How To Build A Gutter System
Wood box gutters were the premiere gutter design for the drainage of rain water from roofs in the united states from 1890 to 1925 and can still be found on houses today.
How to build a gutter system. Designing a gutter system is a little complicated. Box gutters are actually built off of the rafters of the building they are not hung from the building as metal gutters are. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. 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.
Without a gutter system water will simply fall off the roof and likely form pools near the base of your house. Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. Snap the sections together. Cut a triangular section from.
It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.