Oversized thread diameter tightly fills the existing spike hole for better holding strength and a watertight fit.
Rivets or screws for gutters.
You will first want to lay out your rivets onto the gutters.
Shop screws in a variety of sizes and materials.
Rivets at the front of the gutter and installing the first rivet with the rivet gun.
We carry aluminum rivets in over 20 colors copper brass rivets stainless steel rivets and galvanized steel rivets.
Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter.
Now you can start to drill the holes for your rivets.
The components can be joined with either 1 8 in.
Gutterscrew enables you to replace old popping gutter spikes.
Temporarily secure these rivets down with clamps.
However you can replace this hardware with aluminum gutter screws or copper stainless steel gutter screws which provide a more secure solution and will prevent the gutters from sagging or pulling loose.
Rivet the sections join the gutter to the corner with six rivets in the locations shown.
Typically gutters are installed using aluminum gutter spikes and ferrules.
Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws.
Pop rivets or sheetmetal screws.
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Replace gutter spikes with screws.
Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown.
After you have measured the rivets and chosen your drill bit to use don t start drilling quite yet.
The greatest variety is in the hangers and fasteners.
A narrow riveting area should prompt a small rivet 1 8 because you do not want to drill a large hole for a thicker rivet which could weaken the gutter material in the riveted area causing failure of the gutter material under stress.
For years gutters were fastened with spikes and ferrules or hanger straps.
Both have a hex head for using with a nut driver.
Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.
The super sized threads are wider than spikes creating a tight fit with unmatched holding power.
Now drill the remaining holes and install the rivets.
We have the rivets you need to match the metal you are working with.
If you re installing copper gutters we recommend copper stainless steel or plain stainless steel zip screws.
The grip range required is determined by combined material thickness.
Touchup paint is also available.
Set them very close to the place you are wanting them to be inserted into.
Screws and rivets are usually available in the same colors that the gutters come in.
