Cutting Metal Gutters

Miter saw miter saws are the most common tool used for cutting gutters especially metal and plastic gutters.

Cutting metal gutters.

Instead of butting parts together and covering the joints with a seam cover as recommended by the manufacturer lap all seams from two to four inches. Plug in the saw and squeeze the trigger button. This is our first video in our tutorial on metal roofing. Pattern shears are tin snips that have long handles and long narrow jaws that reduce the amount of distortion caused to the cut end of the aluminum gutter.

You can cut out the larger hole with a tin snips or you could use an oscillating multi tool equipped with a metal cutting blade. Metal gutters divert rainwater from your roof to the ground. You can bend the gutter slightly to easily make the rest of the cut all the way around to the other side. Gutter sections are made from 28 gauge galvalume steel.

Beginning where you marked cut all the way down to the bottom side with metal shears. The traditional k style gutter profile adds a functional yet decorative touch to your roofline. Insert the drop outlet in the hole and fasten the new downspout with sheet metal screws. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.

If the gutter continues around a corner cut the appropriate angle typically 45 degrees on that end. With no gutters rain would run off your roof in a sheet soaking anyone walking under your eave with water. Bend the gutter and cut the bottom. Fit the miter saw with a carbide tipped finish blade for cutting through metal but this is the fastest and most efficient tool for cutting through any type of gutter material.

Although there are many methods of cutting the aluminum gutter the simplest method is to use pattern shears. Metal gutters can be cut with aviation tin snips. Or you can cut around to the bottom side stop flip the gutter over and continue cutting from the other side until you meet the other cut in the middle. This gutter section will match all standard 4 in.

An important part of the aluminum gutter is cutting the pieces of gutter to length. Make sure to seal the drop outlet to the gutter with seam sealer. Grab one side of the gutter and lower the saw slowly to the gutter. Cut the front and back sides with tin snips.

Properly installing the gutters around your home will reduce leaks increasing the efficiency of your home s gutter system. This is our first video in our tutorial on metal roofing. K style gutter systems so it is ideal for repairs replacement or as an addition to existing systems. Cut all the way through at a consistent speed.

Cut gutter section to length with hacksaw and aviation snips or with a 12 inch power miter saw fitted with a carbide tipped finish blade as shown.