Installing Gutter Straps

House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house.

Installing gutter straps.

Of a gutter run. Thd sku 568948. Use 1 hanger every 24 in. Of insertion on one end.

Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Stratco gutters can then be installed using the stratco gutter suspension clip which attaches the gutter to the fascia. Attaching a gutter to metal roofing is a simple process so long as you have the wood rafter tails to screw gutter brackets into. All gutters are attached to your house by mounting system or different types of hangers inside outside or strap and the hangers need to be carefully spaced close together 3 feet or less to give the gutter proper support.

Simple installation stratco fascia is easy to install. They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.

Amerimax home products 5 in. Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in. For this reason your drainage system must be always in good shape and well placed with all its accessories installed including gutters hangers. Sometimes the roof needs repair in addition to the gutters but you aren t able to complete both projects at the same time.

Snap the sections together. A home without fascia needs to have gutters attached by roof straps. They re fitted to the gutter hanger and then they are attached directly to the roof. Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow.

Decide whether you want to use metal or plastic gutter materials and determine the appropriate spacing between the gutter brackets. Specially designed fascia brackets attach to the rafters then the stratco steel fascia is simply clipped into place. Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting. Either way the gutter brackets should clip around the top of the half round gutter length to hold it securely in place.