How to Fit Guttering to a Shed
Check the slope of the ground your shed sits on.. Tap a nail into each end of your shed's fascia board.. Connect the two nails with a taut string.
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Check the slope of the ground your shed sits on.
Check the slope of the ground your shed sits on.
Tap a nail into each end of your shed's fascia board.
Tap a nail into each end of your shed's fascia board.
Connect the two nails with a taut string.
Connect the two nails with a taut string.
Adjust your string line to make it level.
Adjust your string line to make it level.
Adjust the string line again to establish your gutter's downward pitch.
Adjust the string line again to establish your gutter's downward pitch.
Mark this slope on the fascia board.
Mark this slope on the fascia board.
Create angled blocks if your fascia board is angled inward or outward.
Create angled blocks if your fascia board is angled inward or outward.
Attach the blocks you just cut to the fascia board.
Attach the blocks you just cut to the fascia board.
Install the drain outlet section at the downspout end of the shed.
Install the drain outlet section at the downspout end of the shed.
Install one or more joint brackets on larger sheds.
Install one or more joint brackets on larger sheds.
Attach support brackets at the spots you marked earlier on the fascia.
Attach support brackets at the spots you marked earlier on the fascia.
Attach the "stopend" section or the far end bracket.
Attach the "stopend" section or the far end bracket.
Cut your guttering to fit.
Cut your guttering to fit.
Lubricate all PVC connection points for easier installation.
Lubricate all PVC connection points for easier installation.
Snap the guttering section(s) into place.
Snap the guttering section(s) into place.
Attach 2 "offset bends" to the drain outlet to start the downspout.
Attach 2 "offset bends" to the drain outlet to start the downspout.
Mark the spot for the downspout's bottom bracket.
Mark the spot for the downspout's bottom bracket.
Screw the downspout brackets into the side of the shed.
Screw the downspout brackets into the side of the shed.
Cut and install a section of downspout along the shed wall.
Cut and install a section of downspout along the shed wall.
Connect another offset bend and a section of downspout tubing.
Connect another offset bend and a section of downspout tubing.
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