Bending Gutter Hangers

You can buy gutter hangers from your local hardware store.

Bending gutter hangers.

Once tool is set it will bend each hanger to the exact angle every time. Mark the hangers for the gutter incline. For rainy climates where gutters will handle a larger amount of water for long periods they should have a maximum distance of 18 inches apart between them. If your gutters don t slope then you only need to adjust the hangers and lower them slightly where necessary to achieve the correct slope.

1 16 to 1 8 per 3 feet. The j hanger needs to be bent to the pitch of the roof. Mount hanger 1 low hanger and proceed to fasten the others in order. Some measurements will only be determined by individual circumstance and the unique size and dimensions of your particular project but there is a kind of formula which can be observed that will help.

If you live in a warm place with sporadic rain you can hang gutter hangers close to the middle of the gutter with a spacing of no more than 36 inches or three feet apart from the center. Press down on the back of the hanger so it clips onto the back edge of the gutter. Simply insert the hanger in the bender and bend to the desired pitch. Determining how to space a gutter hanger when you are fitting new guttering simply requires exact measuring.

Position the back of the hanger so it lines up with the hole that s already going through the back of the gutter. A good guideline is that the pitch should cause a decrease somewhere between 1 to 2 inches over a 40 foot run. The hanger bending tool is used to bend the j roof hanger. Measure from the roof edge at both ends of the gutter if you want to be sure.