How To Build Alumninum Gutters

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How to build alumninum gutters.

Saw gutter to. How to install gutters in 8 steps 1. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Subscribe to this old house.

Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to install an efficient rain handling gutter system. Of insertion on one end. Apply a bead of silicone sealant along the inner edge of an aluminum end cap.

Attach fascia brackets photo by mary beth montgomery locate the rafter tails behind the fascia. Making the supporting straps. If your home center or hardware store doesn t sell pre bent flashing ask an aluminum siding contractor or local sheet metal fabricator to bend some for you. With gutter replacement you can prevent water from running behind your gutters by installing a metal gutter apron flashing under the shingles and over the back edge of the gutter.

Measure along the house fascia to determine the length of each piece of gutter. Making the rain gutter. Snap layout lines photo by mary beth montgomery mark the highest point of the gutter run on the fascia 1 inches. Cut the gutter to length using a hacksaw and tin snips.

Tap the end cap onto the end of the. Simple hand tools are all that are needed to make aluminum rain gutters. Start with an aluminum panel. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in.