Gutter guides
How many gutter hangers do I need?
Total run in feet divided by 1.5 at 18 inch spacing, plus a margin for corners and ends. Worked examples for real houses, and which pack size fits.
How many gutter hangers do I need?
Total run in feet divided by 1.5 at 18 inch spacing, plus a margin for corners and ends. Worked examples for real houses, and which pack size fits.
5 inch or 6 inch gutters: which do you have?
Measure across the open top, not the outside face. How to tell the two sizes apart, what K-style means, and why the wrong size hanger will not seat.
5 inch or 6 inch gutters: which do you have?
Measure across the open top, not the outside face. How to tell the two sizes apart, what K-style means, and why the wrong size hanger will not seat.
How to fix a sagging gutter
Work out whether it is spacing, loose fasteners or rotted fascia before you buy anything. Then pull the run back to line so it stays there.
How to fix a sagging gutter
Work out whether it is spacing, loose fasteners or rotted fascia before you buy anything. Then pull the run back to line so it stays there.
Hidden gutter hangers vs gutter spikes
A spike is held by friction in a hole that keeps getting bigger. A hidden hanger is held by a thread biting into the rafter. What that means on the...
Hidden gutter hangers vs gutter spikes
A spike is held by friction in a hole that keeps getting bigger. A hidden hanger is held by a thread biting into the rafter. What that means on the...
How far apart should gutter hangers be?
Put a hidden hanger every 18 to 24 inches, and tighter on long runs and under snow load. Why that range, how to check a run already up, and how...
How far apart should gutter hangers be?
Put a hidden hanger every 18 to 24 inches, and tighter on long runs and under snow load. Why that range, how to check a run already up, and how...