Reposition the gutter upside down overlapping the pre drilled holes and join together with 3 2mm diameter rivets.
Detaching the rivets on a gutter spout.
Repeat for the opposite side until all rivets have been removed.
After the holes are drilled for your rivets it s time to remove those clamps and start placing your rivets into place.
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Clamping these rivets down during the drilling process ensures that your gutter will not move and your drilling will be precise.
The pop rivet expander holds the head of the rivet flush with the exterior of the metal while pulling the pin outwards.
Pull the lower elbow away from the downspout.
Start by drilling a 1 8 in.
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There are two types of copper pop rivets or blind rivets readily available to installers in the marketplace.
The first step is to remove the existing rivets.
Rivets at the front of the gutter and installing the first rivet with the rivet gun.
Step 4 insert the rivets.
All you need to do is push the rivets into place.
Those with a brass mandrel and those with a steel mandrel.
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Pop rivets best option for exposed fasteners on copper gutter installations.
Drill out the rivets connecting the bottom elbow to the downspout with an appropriate size steel cutting drill bit.
Run beads of roof and gutter silicone across the base and up the sides of the overlap.
Place the tip of the drill bit over the center indention on the rivet head and drill all the way through the rivet.
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Join the gutter to the corner with six rivets in the locations shown.
Using a drill bit the same size as the old rivets in this case 1 8 drill straight through the center of the old rivet until it pops out of place.
Now drill the remaining holes and install the rivets.
Cut gutter to length for each fascia run using tin snips or a hacksaw.
Overlap joins by minimum 100mm in the direction of the flow then pre drill.
