Rivets Or Screws For Gutters

Aluminum material requires aluminum rivets just as steel material requires steel rivets.

Rivets or screws for gutters.

These gutter screws are solid and provide a secure mounting of the gutter to the fascia roof joist. Just bring the detached pieces of metal back together align the two original holes and drive a gutter screw into the hole. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. We stock zip screws to fasten downspouts and elbows together and long zip screws for fastening gutter hangers to fascia.

Ares 70017 professional pop rivet gun with 60 rivets applications include sheet metal automotive and duct work. Compare click to add item screw products 14 x 7 6 lobe drive button head brown gutter screw 250 count to the compare list add to list click to add item screw products 14 x 7 6 lobe drive button head brown gutter screw 250 count to your list. Both have a hex head for using with a nut driver. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.

Gutter screws will prevent the gutters from sagging or pulling loose from the structure. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Rivet the sections join the gutter to the corner with six rivets in the locations shown. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown.

Where gutter nails can come loose over time these will stay put. Rivets at the front of the gutter and installing the first rivet with the rivet gun. Remove the old gutter spike and insert the screw through the existing hole in the front of the gutter. Now drill the remaining holes and install the rivets.

Use your cordless drill to drive the screw through a fresh hole made in the gutter. The grip range required is determined by combined material thickness. 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. 6 if necessary replace the rivet with a 3 8 gutter screw.

Shop screws in a variety of sizes and materials. Start by drilling a 1 8 in. The ferrul is a bit flimsy in comparison to the screw so is easy to crush if the screw is over torqued.