Easiest Way To Cut Gutter Downspout

Now we ll cover how to cut downspout.

Easiest way to cut gutter downspout. Just cut the downspout at a 45 degree angle with a tin snips or metal cutting blade and fasten the two piece zip hinge sold at home centers or online with eight sheet metal screws. Cutting downspout is easy and you can handle all the cutting with a simple pair of tin snips. How to cut and install a gutter outlet. Place the blade in the 90 degree or right angle grooves of the miter box or on the line drawn with the square and cut the vinyl gutter firmly.

Let s get into the six best methods we ve found for extending your home s downspouts. Cut up the corner to your closest measurement mark. Cut the closest corner to your first cut to the same spot. 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.

To be safe aim for a 4 foot minimum extension away from a downspout. Begin your cut at one corner on the end you wish to make your cut. This one s a popular solution for a few good reasons. Or if you have a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade handy you can get a perfectly clean cut with the jigsaw.

Beginning where you marked cut all the way down to the bottom side with metal shears. Cut the gutter from the bottom with a fine toothed hacksaw.