Cut the gutter from the bottom with a fine toothed hacksaw.
Easiest way to cut gutter downspout.
Place the blade in the 90 degree or right angle grooves of the miter box or on the line drawn with the square and cut the vinyl gutter firmly.
Now we ll cover how to cut downspout.
Beginning where you marked cut all the way down to the bottom side with metal shears.
You can bend the gutter slightly to easily make the rest of the cut all the way around to the other side.
Or if you have a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade handy you can get a perfectly clean cut with the jigsaw.
Cut up the corner to your closest measurement mark.
Begin your cut at one corner on the end you wish to make your cut.
To be safe aim for a 4 foot minimum extension away from a downspout.
Just cut the downspout at a 45 degree angle with a tin snips or metal cutting blade and fasten the two piece zip hinge sold at home centers or online with eight sheet metal screws.
Cut the closest corner to your first cut to the same spot.
Or you can cut around to the bottom side stop flip the gutter over and continue cutting from the other side until you meet the other cut in the middle.
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Cut the downspout with your tin snips.