Installing Guttering And Downpipes

Finally insert the filling into the hole and fasten it with short screws.

Installing guttering and downpipes. Hold the cap in place and insert a single sheet metal screw into its hole. Start by measuring the length of guttering and downpipe you need for the project. When installing guttering it is vitally important to use the correct access equipment. House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house.

Guttering should use either a round or square downpipe. To establish the position of the running outlet or stopend outlet hang a plumb bob from the fascia so that it. Ensure a 6mm gap is left at the top of the downpipe for expansion. 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.

Before buying talk with your supplier to ensure the gutter system you have selected meets the criteria. Connect the end cap s to the gutter using silicone sealant and screws. Working up high is hazardous so also hire scaffolding on wheels to provide easy access and simplify the installation process. Make a list of any connectors stop ends set angle pieces of gutter gutter outlets clips brackets usually spaced around 30 760mm apart and fixings you will need.

Drill pilot holes then fit the. Use a pencil to mark the positioning of the outlet and its fixing holes onto the fascia ensuring that it is no. The minimum gutter fall to a downpipe is 1 500 meaning an extra 2mm of fall for each metre of gutter. As an alternative to installing the outlet fittings you can buy 12 in.

In this video i install some plastic guttering to a brick built garage. Use the flange to mark the screwhole locations and bore 1 8 in holes through the gutter. To attach round downpipes to square gutters you must use a sq rd downpipe adaptor. 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.