Detaching The Rivets On A Gutter Spout

Begin by detaching the compromised section of gutter so you can have full access to the leaky seam.

Detaching the rivets on a gutter spout.

You ll be left with the original 1 8 hole the rivets went into. 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. Join the gutter to the corner with six rivets in the locations shown. All you need to do is push the rivets into place.

Repeat the drill and rivet on the other side of the downspout to connect it to the main gutter. Drill through the side of the downspout and into the connector. The drill bit will cut the rivet head away from the rivet body in a few seconds and the rivet is free. The first step is to remove the existing rivets.

Press the head of the rivet into the drill hole and squeeze the handle of your rivet gun to lock the rivet into place. Start by drilling a 1 8 in. Place the tip of the drill bit over the center indention on the rivet head and drill all the way through the rivet. Drill out the rivets connecting the bottom elbow to the downspout with an appropriate size steel cutting drill bit.

Slide a rivet shaft into the rivet gun. Begin by selecting a hss high speed steel drill bit with a diameter slightly larger than the hole in the rivet head. Now drill the remaining holes and install the rivets. Cut the tape with a scissors or a razor knife photo 2.

This may require removing screws or rivets depending on how your gutters are attached but in either case it should be easy to free the section you need to work on. Step 4 insert the rivets. There is usually rivets on each side and on the front of the downspout. Us the hole in the rivet in the same manner as you would a centerpunch to guide the drill bit and drill the rivet out.

If the gutter is badly rusted or has been heavily coated with tar that you can t scrape out spray on a special adhesive primer before applying the tape protecto tek is one brand but you may need to special order it. Clamping these rivets down during the drilling process ensures that your gutter will not move and your drilling will be precise. In this diy how to video tool dude tony shows you how to remove and replace downspouts on your home with a few basic hand tools. Follow me http twitter.