How To Build A Gutter System

Box gutters are actually built off of the rafters of the building they are not hung from the building as metal gutters are.

How to build a gutter system.

Cut a triangular section from. Form strip miter joint at corner cover the joint between two lengths of gutter at each corner with a strip miter a 3 inch wide strip of aluminum. Wood box gutters were the premiere gutter design for the drainage of rain water from roofs in the united states from 1890 to 1925 and can still be found on houses today. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.

Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter. Designing a gutter system is a little complicated. Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.

Without a gutter system water will simply fall off the roof and likely form pools near the base of your house.