Cutting Hole In Gutter For Downspout

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Cutting hole in gutter for downspout.

Slide a rivet shaft into the rivet gun. Your gutter system is only as good as your downspout drainage. Then i used a fine tooth metal cutting blade in my jig saw. Extending them is a necessary project to keep your home safe from damaging rainwater.

Drill through the side of the downspout and into the connector. Slide the uncut end of the downspout up onto the connection on the main gutter. This one came with holes in it for rivets. You can add a downspout to your gutters with little difficulty.

You can cut out the larger hole with a tin snips or you could use an oscillating multi tool equipped with a metal cutting blade. Use a downspout outlet to mark the location of the downspout on the low end of the gutter. To do this turn the gutter upside down and place the outlet on top. Then take your screwdriver and screw the sheet metal screws into each of the four holes that you drilled out earlier tightening each one.

Check out our drainage solutions board on pinterest for downspout drainage ideas and more. Just set and start ratcheting. Browse our selection of malco outlet punches and look forward to clean accurate hole cuts in aluminum gutters 032 max. Press the head of the rivet into the drill hole and squeeze the handle of your rivet gun to lock the rivet into place.

Use the new 3 x 4 in. Insert the drop outlet in the hole and fasten the new downspout with sheet metal screws. Gutters over flows add downspout to bring water down from roof faster. The good news is there s a fix for every budget and diy skill level.

If your gutters overflow regularly during heavy rains you may want to consider adding an extra downspout. Trace around the inside of the outlet to mark the downspout hole on the gutter. Measure from the gutter to the wall of the house and then from the gutter to the ground. Cut downspout holes photo by mary beth montgomery.

Place the sleeve in the space that is left from cutting it out. Ample throat clearance makes it easy to quickly line up cuts. Its easy less than 30 minutes and under 30 00 in parts. Step 4 secure the sleeve to the gutter.

Because of the shape of the gutter you can t get your saw down inside the gutter to make the cut so you will have to flip it over and cut from the bottom. The ratcheting mechanism and angled punch blade provide a smooth cutting action. Here you can see the shape of the downspout flange i had.