Putting Up Aluminum Gutters Together

Almost all home centers and full service hardware stores sell guttering designed for easy installation.

Putting up aluminum gutters together.

Aluminum gutters and brackets can be spray painted to match or contrast with the house trim. Download our free gutter guide. Put the best looking gutter edge or the gutter with the factory cut on the outside. Then set the new length of gutter into the installed length with about 5 in.

Allow an extra inch for the cut end of the gutter to stretch past the end of the fascia. If you don t know which gutter size works best for you look up a gutter size calculator online. Of overlap snap the front flanges together and screw the overlap together with sheetmetal screws. Gutters come anywhere between 4 6 in 10 15 cm wide.

Clogged gutters can result in runoff water which can damage your home and landscaping. Mistake 5 using too many seams vs. Cover the joint between two lengths of gutter at each corner with a strip miter a 3 inch wide strip of aluminum. Evaluate and plan the gutter replacement project.

Finally gutters will need to be welded or soldered together in order to be attached. Run the bead up both sides. Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of. But with just a little more work you can use these same parts to put together rain gutters and downspouts that are stronger and better looking too.

Form strip miter joint at corner photo by mary beth montgomery. From the end of the receiving gutter. Step 3 connect the sections of gutter overlapping the middle seams by 4 inches. If you didn t have gutters already cut to the correct size then measure the length of the fascia where you want to mount the gutters.

Diy gutter replacement can save you. Use a saw to cut gutter pieces to fit allowing 3 to 4 inches extra for overlap when joining pieces together. Gutter guards can prevent clogs and save you money. Remember that the total length of the gutters when put together will equal the length you need plus 4 inches for each interior seam.