How To Bend Gutter Hangers

If you live in a warm place with sporadic rain you can hang gutter hangers close to the middle of the gutter with a spacing of no more than 36 inches or three feet apart from the center.

How to bend gutter hangers.

Clean out any debris and other materials that may be clogging the gutter and causing it to bend. Climb a ladder and inspect the gutter to determine where exactly it is sagging and bent. When that water comes blasting out the end of the valley it can shoot right over the gutter. Hanger spacing defining a properly hanger spacing will be given by the predominant climate of your area.

For every 10 feet of gutter from this measurement and mark this distance at the low end of the gutter run. Some roofs have long sections of valley that carry a lot of rainwater at high velocity. Pull the end of the gutter free from the downspout if needed. Below the shingles on the high side of the gutter run.

When installing gutters set the proper slope by driving a nail 1 2 in. Step 2 locate the center of the bend and drill a pilot hole through the top of the gutter. Adjusting your gutters to remove your gutters loosen the screws that hold the gutter brackets using a screwdriver until the gutter detaches from the side of the house. Snap a chalk line to mark along the top of the gutter.