Cut The Gutter

Cut a four inch long notch to overlap and splice together gutter sections.

Cut the gutter.

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. Roll the tape down the wall of the gutter pushing it firmly into curves and corners photo 3. Cut the tape with a scissors or a razor knife photo 2. Cut along the marked line you placed on the aluminum gutter starting at the flange turning inward toward the opening of the aluminum gutter.

Work wrinkles and bubbles flat. Tear the paper backing off the tape and lightly adhere one edge of the tape to the top of the gutter. Laying your gutter on the workbench measure off the amount of gutter you want to cut and mark it with a pencil. Turn the gutter section over so that you can hold it by one side.

Start cutting on an outer flange edge with the pattern shears. Cut along the pencil cut line with a pair of aviation snips. Cut until you reach the bottom of the gutter. If the section of the gutter you are discarding is on your left use the right hand tin snips and vice versa if the discarded section is on right.

Use a carpenter s square to get around to the bottom. If you have difficulty cutting with the tin snips make another cut 1 to 2 inches away from the cut line with the alternate hand snip. Proceed to cut down along the side of the aluminum gutter repeat the process to cut down along the other side of the aluminum gutter.