Putting Up New Gutters

Many houses have a trim board or crown molding nailed to the fascia just under the shingles.

Putting up new gutters.

Hold the handle with your dominant hand and keep your index finger parallel to the top pointing toward the cutting direction for support. Mark the point to be cut on the gutters with an erasable marker. B below for signs of rotted wood which must be replaced before you put up the rain gutters. Inspect the fascia and soffit fig.

Make high point an inch down from the top of the fascia board that the gutters are attached to. 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. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. Of insertion on one end.

Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. Don t forget to ask for a gutter color match to the existing trim on your home. Crimp the end cap in place using the same gutter sealant used on the seams. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter.

Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow. Use the other hand to hold the frame at the top by the wingnut. If the run is more than 35 feet in length make the high point at the center of the run with slopes leading to the downspouts on either side.

Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. The slope should ideally be 1 4 inch for every 10 feet of gutter that s installed. Cut the gutters to size with a hacksaw and heavy duty tin snips. Average cost of gutters by type for a homeowner of a 1 500 square foot home the average cost to purchase and install new gutters is 957 to 4 473 for 160 feet of gutters or 6 14 per linear foot depending on the type of gutter installed.