How To Attach Rain Gutter Lengths Together

Check the measurements so that the total length of the first and second gutter when put together will equal the length you need plus 4 inches.

How to attach rain gutter lengths together.

It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Install a diverter in the downspout positioning it even with the top of the rain barrel. Piece two pieces of guttering together by overlapping ethe nds 8. Use an electric drill to drive 1 1 4 inch 1 9 cm stainless steel hex head sheet metal screws through the back side of the gutter into the fascia.

This is our first video in our tutorial on metal roofing. Measure the total run of the gutter length you need. Attach the gutters to the fascia. Attach a short length of downspout to the underside of the diverter.

The first gutter piece and maybe the second and even a third piece will likely be full 10 ft. How to connect two sections of gutters. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Connect the two sections of gutter overlapping the middle sections by 4 inches.

Put the best looking gutter edge or the gutter with the factory cut on the outside. Measure a length of guttering long enough for the wall where you are hanging it. Allow for about 1 1 2 inches of overlap at each connection. Snap the sections together.

See gutter rain barrel video above for demonstration. Be sure to do this once along every 2 foot 0 61 m length along the gutter. Connect the diverter s flexible hose to the port on the side of the rain barrel. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.