How To Use Pop Rivet On Gutters

I m looking to buy pop rivets to do some gutter replacements but the smallest advertised for gutter work pack available was a 100pk.

How to use pop rivet on gutters.

After you have measured the rivets and chosen your drill bit to use don t start drilling quite yet. If the gutter continues around a corner cut the appropriate angle typically 45 degrees on that end. Temporarily secure these rivets down with clamps. If the run requires two sections of gutter overlap them by 8 inches and use a 3 8 inch long self tapping stainless steel screws or pop rivets in two rows of four each to join them.

Step 3 use clamps while drilling. There weren t any dimensions listed but common sense says they would only need to be around 1 8 x 1 4. I d probably only need 20 at the most short span. Joining gutter sections together is a fairly simple job.

Assuming any substitutes should also be aluminum. Set them very close to the place you are wanting them to be inserted into.