Cutting Aluminum Rain Gutters

If you have difficulty cutting with the tin snips make another cut 1 to 2 inches away from the cut line with the alternate hand snip.

Cutting aluminum rain gutters.

Cut a four inch long notch to overlap and splice together gutter sections. Place the length of aluminum gutter flat on the worktable with the top of the aluminum gutter resting on the. Apply a bead of silicone sealant along the inner edge of an aluminum end cap. Measure along the house fascia to determine the length of each piece of gutter.

You can cut out the larger hole with a tin snips or you could use an oscillating multi tool equipped with a metal cutting blade. Miter saws are the most common tool used for cutting gutters especially metal and plastic gutters. Cut all the way through at a consistent speed. Insert the drop outlet in the hole and fasten the new downspout with sheet metal screws.

Grab one side of the gutter and lower the saw slowly to the gutter. At the square cut end of the gutter attach a spherical end cap with aluminum pop rivets. Extend the cut mark. Cut the gutter to length using a hacksaw and tin snips.

Use the old adage measure twice and cut once then turn the gutter upside down on the table and mark it all the way around. Make sure to seal the drop outlet to the gutter with seam sealer. Fit the miter saw with a carbide tipped finish blade for cutting through metal but this is the fastest and most efficient tool for cutting through any type of gutter material. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section with an inside or outside corner piece.

Use a carpenter s square to get around to the bottom. Laying your gutter on the workbench measure off the amount of gutter you want to cut and mark it with a pencil. Tap the end cap onto the end of the gutter then secure it with a crimping tool. If the section of the gutter you are discarding is on your left use the right hand tin snips and vice versa if the discarded section is on right.

Mark the cut length onto the bottom of the aluminum gutter which should be facing up with the tape measure and.