How To Install Gutters On A Steep Roof

Install gutter photo by mary beth montgomery.

How to install gutters on a steep roof.

Rotate the gutter upward until its back edge slips into the hooks at the top of the back of the brackets as shown. With all the necessary fittings attached to this length of gutter install a hanger bracket every 2 to 3 ft. Slope long gutter runs 40 feet or more down both directions from the middle and put a downspout on each end. Holes through the splash guard and the gutter.

On the other hand steep roofs can be hard on your gutters. To install rain gutters first you ll need to measure the length of the roof you re working with and then purchase that many feet of gutter material from a home improvement store. Then use the information below to see what size gutter you need. Downspouts on gutters that drain large roof areas or if you live in an area with torrential rains.

An 18 12 roof which is incredibly steep would rise 18 feet for every 12 feet of horizontal coverage. Drill rivet holes for the gutter splash guard. With help lift the gutter in place and secure the corner first screwing the bracket into the roof s fascia. You can find these precut gutter splash guards about 3 in brown and white aluminum at a home center but you could easily make your own out of aluminum or sheet metal and spray paint them to match your gutters.

5 inch 5 520 square feet. Lay the gutter into the brackets that you ve lag screwed to the fascia. A roof that steep would need two different solutions in order to work properly. A roof like that wouldn t slow water down very much as it drained and quick moving water can flow right over the top of some gutters.

Tip the hooked end of the bracket under the front flange and press the remaining end over the back fo the gutter. Through the screw mounting hole in each bracket drill a 3 16 inch diameter hole in the front edge of the. Problems with a steep roof. Multiply the drainage area by the roof pitch factor and rainfall intensity to find out the adjusted square footage.

They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters. You ll also need enough fascia brackets which hold up the gutter to place one every 32 inches along the roof.