How To Use Pop Rivet On Gutters

If the run requires two sections of gutter overlap them by 8 inches and use a 3 8 inch long self tapping stainless steel screws or pop rivets in two rows of four each to join them.

How to use pop rivet on gutters.

You will first want to lay out your rivets onto the gutters. Step 3 use clamps while drilling. After you have measured the rivets and chosen your drill bit to use don t start drilling quite yet. Temporarily secure these rivets down with clamps.

When installing metal gutters the process involves overlapping the two pieces and riveting them together. Set them very close to the place you are wanting them to be inserted into. There weren t any dimensions listed but common sense says they would only need to be around 1 8 x 1 4. I m looking to buy pop rivets to do some gutter replacements but the smallest advertised for gutter work pack available was a 100pk.

If the gutter continues around a corner cut the appropriate angle typically 45 degrees on that end. I d probably only need 20 at the most short span.