How to Replace a Rain Gutter That Is Down

Replacing an old gutter with a new gutter is not very hard.

Ice build up or tree limbs can pull the gutter off your house. Keeping your gutters free from leaves and debris is very important. If your gutters are old and not working properly, or if it has been pulled off your house during a storm, it can easily be replace with a new up-to-date gutter. There are four options to fasten your gutter to the fascia board on the eaves. These are hidden gutter hangers, exposed gutter hangers, gutter spikes and gutter straps. All of these options are installed the same way, as far as fastening the gutter every 2-feet and at a slope of 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch every 10 feet of gutter.

Things You'll Need

• Measuring tape
• Chalk line
• Drill
• Gutters
• Gutter hangers
• Flange nut
• 1-inch stainless steel machine screws
• 1-inch exterior screw

Instructions

1. Measure the length of your roof line to determine the slope from the starting point to the down spout. Calculate 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch for every 10 feet.

2. Measure 1 1/2-inches from the drip edge down along the fascia at the starting location for the gutter installation.

3. Measure from the drip edge on the roof down along the fascia, at the location of the down spout, adding 1 1/2 inches to the measurement previously determined and make a mark,. For example: if your roof line is 30 feet, the measurement from the drip edge down on the fascia board would be 2 1/4-inches to 3-inches.

4. Snap a line from the starting location mark to the down spout mark, using a chalk line. Screw the gutter hangers to the fascia, every 2 feet, using the chalk line as a guide for the proper slope of the gutter. If using the hidden hanger method, attach the gutter hangers directly inside the gutter, under the lip of the gutter.

5. Rotate the gutter upward until the back lip on the gutter hooks into the gutter hooks, then pull down to place the gutter on the hangers.

6. Drill a hole in the outside edge of the gutter at every hanger. Secure the hangers to the gutter with 1-inch stainless steel machine screws and flange nuts. If the hidden gutter hangers are used then hold the gutter in place along the chalk line and screw through the hanger and backside of the gutter, using 1-inch exterior screw, to secure the gutter system to the fascia.

References

• This Old House: How to Install Rain Gutters
• Handyman X Change: Installing Gutters and Downspouts