How To Attach Gutters To Your House

Installing gutters in 18 steps.

How to attach gutters to your house.

The gutters along your roof line play an important. Secure the end cap to the gutter with a crimping tool. Sloping them helps eliminate standing water that can cause corrosion and leak through the seams. The number and size of downspouts determine how fast your gutters will empty.

If a gutter run will measure longer than 40 feet 12 m the gutter should be positioned to pitch down from the middle aimed toward a downspout at each end. Gutters over flows add downspout to bring water down from roof faster. There are some kinda big twisted nails that seem to hold the gutter or some type of gutter hanging hardware to the house. Watch and learn how and stop.

For every 10 feet of gutter. I have done some diy projects but admit to being ignorant of how gutters are hung or the best way to re attach the guttering. Unlike standard gutter spikes which attach only to the. Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter.

Gutters should be attached to the fascia and run the entire length of the roof ending with a downspout. How to install gutters in 8 steps 1. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter. Mark the highest point of the gutter run on the fascia 1 inches below the metal drip edge flashing on the extra wide fascia shown here the gutter is lower down.

This week i show you how to tackle installing gutters on your house on your own using materials you can pick up from a big box store. Determine what works best for your house before ordering gutters and attachments. Tools products mentio. Snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end.

Slope each house gutter run down toward the downspout about 1 4 in. Snap layout lines photo by mary beth montgomery.