Cut The Gutter

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.

Cut the gutter.

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. Start cutting on an outer flange edge with the pattern shears. 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. Cut a four inch long notch to overlap and splice together gutter sections.

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. Roll the tape down the wall of the gutter pushing it firmly into curves and corners photo 3. Use a carpenter s square to get around to the bottom. Work wrinkles and bubbles flat.

Cut along the pencil cut line with a pair of aviation snips. Cut along the marked line you placed on the aluminum gutter starting at the flange turning inward toward the opening of the aluminum gutter. Proceed to cut down along the side of the aluminum gutter repeat the process to cut down along the other side of the aluminum gutter. Turn the gutter section over so that you can hold it by one side.

Work slowly so that you can maintain a straight cut and limit the crinkling of metal. Cut until you reach the bottom of the gutter. Tear the paper backing off the tape and lightly adhere one edge of the tape to the top of the gutter.