Putting Up New Gutters

Use the other hand to hold the frame at the top by the wingnut.

Putting up new gutters.

Hold the handle with your dominant hand and keep your index finger parallel to the top pointing toward the cutting direction for support. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. Crimp the end cap in place using the same gutter sealant used on the seams. Don t forget to ask for a gutter color match to the existing trim on your home.

Mark the point to be cut on the gutters with an erasable marker. Many houses have a trim board or crown molding nailed to the fascia just under the shingles. Inspect the fascia and soffit fig. Finish off the curves with sheet metal shears.

Average cost of gutters by type for a homeowner of a 1 500 square foot home the average cost to purchase and install new gutters is 957 to 4 473 for 160 feet of gutters or 6 14 per linear foot depending on the type of gutter installed. 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. B below for signs of rotted wood which must be replaced before you put up the rain gutters.

Make high point an inch down from the top of the fascia board that the gutters are attached to. The slope should ideally be 1 4 inch for every 10 feet of gutter that s installed. You ll need to remove this as we did or add a continuous strip of wood under it to create a flat plane for the gutters. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow.

Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. Of insertion on one end. At the downspout locations trace the outline of the flange that will connect the gutter and downspout then punch through it with a sharp chisel. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting.