Cutting Hole In Gutter For Downspout

Press the head of the rivet into the drill hole and squeeze the handle of your rivet gun to lock the rivet into place.

Cutting hole in gutter for downspout.

Make sure the patch is large enough to overlap the hole by at least 1 in 2 5 cm on all sides. How to cut and install a gutter outlet. Step 1 is to draw the shape of the hole and drill s few holes around that shape. Slide a rivet shaft into the rivet gun.

Drill through the side of the downspout and into the connector. Keep your thick work gloves on. This is the thing that connects the gutter and downspout together so it is important that it is placed correctly and securely. When it comes to getting a hole in the bottom of a gutter for a downspout i m sure the pros have some quick way to punch out the perfect hole in a few seconds but for us home owners we are stuck doing it by hand.

If the patch isn t already small enough to lay flat against the inside of the gutter and over the hole cut it down to size with your metal snips. On the bottom of the gutter itself take a pencil or marker and trace the outline of a sleeve.