Putting Up Plastic Gutters

Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown.

Putting up plastic gutters. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Of insertion on one end. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Snap the sections together.

Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. Use the other hand to hold the frame at the top by the wingnut. Gutter sections for gutter run you measured. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow.

Rules of thumb for putting up gutters when you plan your gutter the following points should be considered. Hold the handle with your dominant hand and keep your index finger parallel to the top pointing toward the cutting direction for support. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.

House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in. They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters. Mark the point to be cut on the gutters with an erasable marker.

Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws.