Attaching Gutters To Stucco

Sloping your gutters and mounting downspouts.

Attaching gutters to stucco. Proper installation of gutters on stucco walls. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva installs an alternative to a gutter when a traditional one does not work. Kick out flashing for gutter system. Subscribe to this old house.

Using the masonry bit drill through the thickness of the stucco at intervals of 5 feet. If you follow the right steps it shouldn t be very hard to attach a gutter downspout to a stucco textured wall. Proper gutter installation can help prevent moisture buildup and structural problems due. The location of the downspout is determined by the downspout junction in your guttering.

Remove the adhesive backing and attach the hooks to the stucco. Be sure to check the directions on the packaging as there may be specific instructions on how to adhere your hooks to stucco. Stucco can cover either a masonry brick or wooden home structure so find out which type of building material your stucco covers before you begin this project. If playback doesn t begin shortly try restarting your device.

The second hole is just to the other side of the downspout junction. To avoid this cancel and sign in to. Thread the exterior grade screws through the item s hanging locations. Mounting gutters directly to stucco in almost all cases the gutter will be attached to either the fascia or the rafter tails not directly to the stucco itself.

Adhesive strips are often difficult to remove so it s best to attach them correctly the first time. The building material determines how the shutters will be mounted to your stucco siding. Attach the hooks to places you marked. Videos you watch may be added to the tv s watch history and influence tv recommendations.

Drill another hole the horizontal distance from the first hole equal to the distance between the 2 sides of the downspout straps. Gutters should not be attached directly to your stucco. Using the power drill fitted with a phillips head drill bit fasten the screws through the pilot holes in the stucco and into the wall stud until the fixture is secure.