Putting Up Rain Gutters

Gutters are often installed level for appearance.

Putting up rain gutters. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter. They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters. Installing gutters in 18 steps snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end. Attach a short length of downspout to the underside of the diverter.

Use a measuring tape to determine the length of the gutter. Click the links below to see inside dus. Crimp the end cap in place using the same gutter sealant used on the seams. The home mender dustin luby shows us how to install new gutters with ease.

And a level gutter is the obvious answer when there s a downspout at both ends such as on our hip roof. Install a diverter in the downspout positioning it even with the top of the rain barrel. Then count up the inside and outside corners and end caps note whether they are right or left ends. Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter.

Each downspout requires three elbows. Set a rain barrel on top of the concrete pavers. Measure the height of downspouts and add four feet to each for the extension away from the house at the bottom. Set two 2 inch thick concrete pavers on the ground directly below the downspout outlet.

Record the length of the rain gutter runs and mark the downspout locations. 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. While it makese sense to slightly slope the gutter toward the downspout about 1 4 in. If the gutter run measures longer than 40 feet 12 2 m it should be positioned to pitch down from the middle aimed toward a downspout at each end.

Longer gutters and larger roofs require more downspouts.