Laying your gutter on the workbench measure off the amount of gutter you want to cut and mark it with a pencil.
Best way to cut a gutter downspout.
This one s a popular solution for a few good reasons.
Vinyl gutters need to be cut to fit in position when installing new gutters or replacing sections that were damaged by cracks from ice and snow heavy tree branches or when replacing a roof.
Let s get into the six best methods we ve found for extending your home s downspouts.
Follow the steps below to achieve the best results.
To be safe aim for a 4 foot minimum extension away from a downspout.
Guttering protects your home by capturing rainwater and channeling it away from the foundation.
Use longer extensions to make sure you re getting all that water away from your home.
Cut gutter sections to fit in position between corners downspout drops and other gutter sections.
Aluminum downspouts are great for channeling water away from your home s foundation.
Cutting the downspout to position the out flow where you want it only takes a couple of minutes a few tools and some know how.
First measure the height of the downspout from the top to the bottom.
The downspout of your gutter is the section that takes the water down the side of the house to the out flow.
Use a carpenter s square to get around to the bottom.
That way once the cut is finished the excess portion of downspout will simply fall to the floor.
If you re installing your own you will need to know how to cut the aluminum to fit the side of your home.
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