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.
Box gutters are actually built off of the rafters of the building they are not hung from the building as metal gutters are.
Cut a triangular section from.
Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.
Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws.
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.
Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.
Without a gutter system water will simply fall off the roof and likely form pools near the base of your house.
Designing a gutter system is a little complicated.