How To Assemble Galvanized Gutters

If the holes are larger than nail holes use tin snips to cut a strip of flashing the same amterial as the gutter wide enough to fill the area.

How to assemble galvanized gutters.

Feather the roofing cement out on the surrounding area to flatten any steep edges. We found these screws in the aluminum siding section of a home center but a gutter supplier would be another good source. Allow for a 1 1 2 in. Make a mark with a pencil for the bracket s screw hole.

Screw an elbow to the downspout outlet. Apply plastic roofing cement over small holes. Of insertion on one end. Hold another elbow against the wall and measure between them.

Allow for a minimum of 18 inches 46 cm if you need to lap to complete the run. At the high point of the gutter s run hold a bracket and a section of gutter against the fascia with the gutter s outer lip just under the plane of the roof. The gutter will need to have a downward pitch of 1 inch per 16 feet directed toward the downspout. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow.

When you re assembling them make sure that any factory cut edges are on the outside whenever possible for a neater appearance. The brackets should be nailed or screwed to the trim board as close as possible to chalk line. Then use rivets to join the pieces and caulk to seal the seams. Assemble gutters by overlapping seams anywhere from 3 to 4 inches or by the extra amount you allowed for during cutting.

Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Cut the panels to the desired length. Use a water level to make a matching mark at the downspout end. Bend the strip to fit and embed the flashing in the cement.

Most panels come up to 32 feet 9 8 m in length. Use a hacksaw to cut this length from the uncrimped end of a downspout tube. Overlap at each end.