Use screws with a fully threaded shank.
How to attach gutters to vinyl siding.
Set out the gutter lines on the ground next to the area along the house where you will be installing them.
Inspect your gutters and look for an area where a downspout would not be obstructed on its way from the gutter to the ground near the roof.
How to fasten a downspout to vinyl siding.
Hang gutters on vinyl siding in 9 steps.
You re only going into plywood.
This renders the siding vulnerable to moisture and voids the warranty even if you seal the hole.
Hold the downspout connector up against the bottom of the gutter and center it.
Trace around the downspout.
Step 2 place a downspout strap at the top where it meets the elbow.
If you want to hang something from your vinyl siding don t even think about drilling through it to attach a hook to the sheathing.
There are at least three alternative ways to do it.
At the downspout.
The common practice of attaching downspouts to vinyl siding is to wrap a metal or plastic strap around the downspout and nail or screw through the vinyl siding.
This is the method used by all.
Secure one end of the strap to the siding with a zip screw and a cordless screwdriver with 1 4 inch socket attachment.
The gutters themselves will attach to these outlets so it s important to place them first to use as a guide as you continue installing.
Affixed in the middle with room on both sides it should be fine.
At the furthest distance from the downspout measure inch down from the eaves of the house and mark this point.
Use a drill or powered screwdriver to attach the outlets using 1 25 inch 3 2 cm deck screws.