Cutting Pipes To Make Gutter

Laying your gutter on the workbench measure off the amount of gutter you want to cut and mark it with a pencil.

Cutting pipes to make gutter. Insert the drop outlet in the hole and fasten the new downspout with sheet metal screws. Install the gutter and run your 1 5 downspout with 90 degree or 45 degree depending on your configuration. Simply buy to lengths of the same size pipe you wish to cut in half. Use a carpenter s square to get around to the bottom.

Use pvc cement to connect whole unsplit pipe using lengths of pipe joined by couplers. Pvc pipe that is 4 inches or more in diameter can be split lengthwise and used as a simple homemade alternative to a gutter. Build the entire gutter system and cement it together before splitting the pipe and couplers to create two halves. This is cutting and joining gutter angles by ace gutters pty ltd on vimeo the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Make sure to seal the drop outlet to the gutter with seam sealer. Use the old adage measure twice and cut once then turn the gutter upside down on the table and mark it all the way around. The most difficult part is digging the trench. We suggest topping the pipe off with a pop up emitter.

Stitch the pipes together with hot glue 4 6 of glue every two feet. A downspout would be very simple to make as well just simply glue in two end caps and a 3 x3 x1 5 tee to your 3 pvc pipe. Then cut the top 1 3 to 1 2 of top of the pipe off. Save one or cut both lay the pipes out on a reasonably flat surface the flatter the better.

Besides making sure the slope is correct you ll want to make sure the pipe run ends in a good location. 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. If you are by yourself try a few bands of masking tap to help hold them tight together for gluing.