Detaching The Rivets On A Gutter Spout

Step 4 insert the rivets.

Detaching the rivets on a gutter spout.

Spiral downspouts are custom fabricated and have that extra touch of class that is sure to dress up any job. Drill out the rivets connecting the bottom elbow to the downspout with an appropriate size steel cutting drill bit. The first step is to remove the existing rivets. Pull the lower elbow away from the downspout.

Each downspout is made by hand and it definitely shows. Those with a brass mandrel and those with a steel mandrel. Clamping these rivets down during the drilling process ensures that your gutter will not move and your drilling will be precise. Overlap joins by minimum 100mm in the direction of the flow then pre drill.

It s hard not to make a statement with these twisted spiral downspouts. Start by drilling a 1 8 in. Run beads of roof and gutter silicone across the base and up the sides of the overlap. Pop rivets best option for exposed fasteners on copper gutter installations.

Place the tip of the drill bit over the center indention on the rivet head and drill all the way through the rivet. Southeast softwash 130 655 views. Diy how to install a downspout for a gutter duration. Join the gutter to the corner with six rivets in the locations shown.

Cut gutter to length for each fascia run using tin snips or a hacksaw. Repeat for the opposite side until all rivets have been removed. You ll be left with the original 1 8 hole the rivets went into. Protect your home with flex a spout extensions.

All you need to do is push the rivets into place. Now drill the remaining holes and install the rivets. Rivets at the front of the gutter and installing the first rivet with the rivet gun. The pop rivet expander holds the head of the rivet flush with the exterior of the metal while pulling the pin outwards.

As the pin is pulled outwards it expands the interior portion of the rivet until it is tight against the inside of the metal to be joined and when it reaches a preset stress the pip pop or snaps loose and is then pulled out. How to remove rivets duration. There are two types of copper pop rivets or blind rivets readily available to installers in the marketplace. Reposition the gutter upside down overlapping the pre drilled holes and join together with 3 2mm diameter rivets.