Installing Guttering And Downpipes

Use the flange to mark the screwhole locations and bore 1 8 in holes through the gutter.

Installing guttering and downpipes.

Step by step step 1. Hold the cap in place and insert a single sheet metal screw into its hole. Lengths of gutter with factory installed outlet fittings. While this temporarily holds the cap in place drill another 1 8 inch 0 32 cm diameter hole and attach a pop rivet into it.

They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters. The offset bends can be push fit using a pipe clip ensure a pipe clip is fitted under the socket on the pipe immediately below the offset. House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house. As an alternative to installing the outlet fittings you can buy 12 in.

Drill pilot holes then fit the. Guttering should use either a round or square downpipe. Start by measuring the length of guttering and downpipe you need for the project. To establish the position of the running outlet or stopend outlet hang a plumb bob from the fascia so that it.

To attach round downpipes to square gutters you must use a sq rd downpipe adaptor. The minimum gutter fall to a downpipe is 1 500 meaning an extra 2mm of fall for each metre of gutter. Use a pencil to mark the positioning of the outlet and its fixing holes onto the fascia ensuring that it is no. In this video i install some plastic guttering to a brick built garage.

Working up high is hazardous so also hire scaffolding on wheels to provide easy access and simplify the installation process. Finally insert the filling into the hole and fasten it with short screws. Before buying talk with your supplier to ensure the gutter system you have selected meets the criteria. Ensure a 6mm gap is left at the top of the downpipe for expansion.