Connecting Half Round Gutter

Remodeler andrew grace walks through the process of hanging half round gutters from locating the hangers in the right spots depending on the roof pitch to hanging and joining the sections to laying out and connecting the downspouts detailed drawings give tips for proper hanger and downspout layout.

Connecting half round gutter.

Half round rain gutters add a touch of class and style and are the preferred gutter profile for traditional and historic applications. The other 90 percent of the market is k style gutters yet local market shares for half round gutters can vary significantly by region. Finishing up recent porch work and follow up on earlier posts how to install half round gutters. At the high point of the gutter s run hold a bracket and a section of gutter against the fascia with the gutter s outer lip just under the plane of the roof.

Unlike the k style gutter half round gutters have a round shape that helps the water drain out as opposed to staying in the flat bottom of the gutter. Make a mark with a pencil for the bracket s screw hole. Use a water level to make a matching mark at the downspout end. If you have inside corners subtract 5 inches.

For outside corners measure from corner to corner.