Attaching Gutters To Vinyl Siding

All vinyl siding and vinyl soffit and fascia can be cut with tin snips a circular saw with a plywood blade or by scoring it with a knife and breaking it.

Attaching gutters to vinyl siding.

Vinyl siding can expand and contract 1 2 12 7mm or more over a 12 6 3 81m length during normal year round changes in temperature. Whether using a nail screw or staple to fasten the siding the following basic rules must be followed. How to fasten a downspout to vinyl siding. When hanging gutters or any other vinyl siding materials remember that vinyl is a material that expands and contracts with changes in temperature.

Diy how to fix loose vinyl siding with a malco sideswiper siding tool. Downspouts can be attached to houses with rivets or. The common practice of attaching downspouts to vinyl siding is to wrap a metal or plastic strap around the downspout and nail or screw through the vinyl siding. Description of prior art.

This invention relates to a method of attaching various gutter downspouts to vinyl siding on a building wall. Tighten the screw just enough that the back of the screw head is flush on the siding. Aluminum downspouts direct water collected by gutters away from the house and towards the ground. This is the method used by all gutter installers.

As a result it is necessary to leave a 1 32 inch gap between the side of the building and what you are attaching to the house. Remove any siding or exterior finish that isn t compatible with vinyl siding and make sure the walls are sheathed with a substrate to receive the siding.