Connect 2 Gutters

Measure the total run of the gutter length you need.

Connect 2 gutters.

Metal or vinyl gutter pieces ladder drill measuring tape hacksaw rivets tin snips sheet metal screws sealant caulk or plastic cement. Start by drilling a 1 8 in. The downspout is the piece that is attached to the side of the home and channels runoff to the ground away from your home. For outside corners measure from corner to corner.

If you have inside corners subtract 5 inches. If you have a straight run gable roof measure from shingle to shingle and then add 1 2 inch to each side. Join the gutter to the corner with six rivets in the locations shown. You can also direct two short gutters into one downspout.

Rivets at the front of the gutter and installing the first rivet with the rivet gun. 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. 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.

You ll need drop outlets to connect the gutters to the downspouts. If you have a straight run gable roof measure from shingle to shingle and then add 1 2 inch to each side for a slight overlap. First apply gutter sealant or mastic to the top side of the seamer piece.