Installing Fascia Gutters

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Installing fascia gutters.

Attach fascia brackets photo by mary beth montgomery locate the rafter tails behind the fascia. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter. The correct placement of the drip edge is the top of the roof directly between the shingles and the fascia board. Screw the gutter to the fascia drive 1 1 4 in.

Stainless steel hex head sheet metal screws through the back of the gutter into the fascia. How do you install gutters on a house with fascia. To install gutters have the gutters slope downward toward the downspout so they work properly. Installing gutters in 18 steps snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end.

It should be a minimum extension of two inch from the fascia board on the roof. Install one screw every two feet. Hook the curled edge along the bottom of the fascia trim into the channel of the f channel and tuck the top edge of the fascia trim into the gutter apron or the undersill trim. Just hook the bracket under the front lip of the gutter and then screw the other side of the bracket to the fascia.

If the fascia board you re installing them on is longer than 35 feet have the gutters slope from the center to each end. Punch in the 1 hex head screw using the electric drill at the distance of every 2 foot along with the gutter runner. Leave the old spikes in place a spike head looks better than a hole in the gutter. The drip edge should be installed over a furring strip so that it tails off the fascia board.

How to install gutters in 8 steps 1. One way to make sure your gutter doesn t fall off the house is to install fascia hanger brackets. Before punching in the screw check the alignment and assure it is going along with the marked position. Please ensure that the drip edge is extended over the gutter.

Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter.