Connect 2 Gutters

If you have inside corners subtract 5 inches.

Connect 2 gutters.

The downspout is the piece that is attached to the side of the home and channels runoff to the ground away from your home. To join the end drop to the gutter or to join any gutter section to another requires a seamer the seamer is a 3 inch wide piece of aluminum in a k profile to match the gutter. Gutter connectors join gutter sections together like gutter to corner with options that fit traditional and contemporary style gutters. Now drill the remaining holes and install the rivets.

How to connect two sections of gutters if you are going to put gutters around your house and you have some long sections you are going to have to piece two. If you have a straight run gable roof measure from shingle to shingle and then add 1 2 inch to each side. Things needed tape measure straightedge tin snips or hacksaw needle nose pliers ladder. For outside corners measure from corner to corner.

First apply gutter sealant or mastic to the top side of the seamer piece. If you prefer you can use pop rivets to connect pieces of guttering instead of self tapping screws. Measure the total run of the gutter length you need. Start by drilling a 1 8 in.

You can also direct two short gutters into one downspout. Metal or vinyl gutter pieces ladder drill measuring tape hacksaw rivets tin snips sheet metal screws sealant caulk or plastic cement. Rivets at the front of the gutter and installing the first rivet with the rivet gun.