How Should Gutters Work

Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.

How should gutters work.

Quality downspouts expel water well away from the house. Gutter installation should follow a couple basic rules. Water gutters are installed along the roof line and eaves of a house. If that water isn t carried far enough away from the house you risk damage to your foundation or basement.

Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. Usually gutters are installed on a slight slope that encourages the water to run away from the house and toward downspouts that are installed at the corners of the house. Gutters must be pitched so water will flow to the downspouts. They gather water during rain and snowstorms.

Rain gutters play an essential role in collecting roof runoff during a storm. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Downspout extensions will help your downspouts direct water to a specific place away from your home s foundation. Snap the sections together.

Gutters are placed at the leading edges of the roof. Depending on the system gutters are either nailed to the fascia with a clip or spike and ferrule hanger as shown at left or hung from the sheathing along the eaves before the roof is shingled which is more secure and less visible.