Rivets Or Screws For Gutters

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.

Rivets or screws for gutters.

Both have a hex head for using with a nut driver. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Gutterscrew enables you to replace old popping gutter spikes. Replace gutter spikes with screws.

We carry aluminum rivets in over 20 colors copper brass rivets stainless steel rivets and galvanized steel rivets. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. Click to add item screw products 14 x 7 6 lobe drive button head white gutter screw 250 count to the compare list compare click to add item screw products 14 x 7 6 lobe drive button head white gutter screw 250 count to the compare list. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.

Pop rivets or sheetmetal screws. Start by drilling a 1 8 in. Temporarily secure these rivets down with clamps. Now drill the remaining holes and install the rivets.

We stock zip screws to fasten downspouts and elbows together and long zip screws for fastening gutter hangers to fascia. Screws and rivets are usually available in the same colors that the gutters come in. Typically gutters are installed using aluminum gutter spikes and ferrules. The super sized threads are wider than spikes creating a tight fit with unmatched holding power.

Touchup paint is also available. 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. Set them very close to the place you are wanting them to be inserted into.

You will first want to lay out your rivets onto the gutters. For years gutters were fastened with spikes and ferrules or hanger straps. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. 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.

Now you can start to drill the holes for your rivets. Oversized thread diameter tightly fills the existing spike hole for better holding strength and a watertight fit. Please note that the mandrel part of the rivet measures at 1 4 for the 42 and 7 16 for the 44. The grip range required is determined by combined material thickness.

Shop screws in a variety of sizes and materials. Rivet the sections join the gutter to the corner with six rivets in the locations shown. We have the rivets you need to match the metal you are working with.