Putting Up Rain Gutters

Gutters are often installed level for appearance.

Putting up rain gutters.

Rain gutters should be attached to the fascia and run the entire length of the roof ending with a downspout. Finish off the curves with sheet metal shears. And a level gutter is the obvious answer when there s a downspout at both ends such as on our hip roof. Then count up the inside and outside corners and end caps note whether they are right or left ends.

Click the links below to see inside dus. 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. Set a rain barrel on top of the concrete pavers. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter.

House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house. Attach a short length of downspout to the underside of the diverter. While it makese sense to slightly slope the gutter toward the downspout about 1 4 in. Set two 2 inch thick concrete pavers on the ground directly below the downspout outlet.

Measure the height of downspouts and add four feet to each for the extension away from the house at the bottom. Use a measuring tape to determine the length of the gutter. Install a diverter in the downspout positioning it even with the top of the rain barrel. Record the length of the rain gutter runs and mark the downspout locations.

Installing gutters in 18 steps snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end. Crimp the end cap in place using the same gutter sealant used on the seams. Longer gutters and larger roofs require more downspouts. They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters.

Each downspout requires three elbows.