Putting Up Plastic Gutters

Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow.

Putting up plastic gutters.

Things you ll need extension ladder that reaches at least 3 feet 0 9 m above the edge of your roof tape measure chalk line powered screwdriver or cordless drill 1 25 inch deck screws hacksaw or reciprocating saw vinyl gutter kit or the following items. Gutter fascia brackets should never be more than 1m apart gutter angles stop ends running outlets unions and other gutter fittings should have a bracket both sides of the fitting where appropriate within 150mm of the fitting. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.

Cut the gutters to size with a hacksaw and heavy duty tin snips. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown.

Hold the handle with your dominant hand and keep your index finger parallel to the top pointing toward the cutting direction for support. Use the other hand to hold the frame at the top by the wingnut. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Rules of thumb for putting up gutters when you plan your gutter the following points should be considered.

Snap the sections together. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in. Gutter sections for gutter run you measured.

Of insertion on one end. House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house.