Attaching Downspout To Gutter

Have a friend hold the ladder s base for added safety.

Attaching downspout to gutter.

It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Instead the roof often overhangs the wall below so it is necessary to add a couple of elbows that allow you to connect to the overhead gutter at an angle so the downspout is flush with the wall. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter. If that water isn t carried far enough away from the house you risk damage to your foundation or basement.

Gutters over flows add downspout to bring water down from roof faster. Place a ladder against the house directly under the gutter where the downspout will be installed. Watch and learn how and stop. Its easy less than 30 minutes and under 30 00 in parts.

Downspout extensions will help your downspouts direct water to a specific place away from your home s foundation. Guttering elbows generally attach directly to the underside of the gutter with a screw and again at the downspout with another screw. Repeat step 1 to measure. Rain gutters play an essential role in collecting roof runoff during a storm.

Don t glue this joint. Measure in 4 inches from the end corner of. Drill a hole in the bottom of the gutter at the 4 inch mark with a 1 inch hole saw attachment to the drill. Insert an elbow up one inch into the bottom of the funnel shaped opening on the gutter which is called a gutter outlet.

Installing extensions is a straightforward fix that s easily a do it yourself project. Apply sealant around the mouth of the connector and raise it to the gutter. Access the wall above the marked area with a ladder. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.

How to add a downspout in an existing gutter step 1. Apply sealant again on the connector on the outside after that to ensure no leakage occurs. How to attach gutter downspouts to the wall 1. Both the connector and the gutter should not have any water on them.

Gently insert the downspout adapter and reducer assembly into the pipe protruding from the elbow after slipping the adapter onto the downspout. Measure a 6 foot length parallel to the downspout from the corner of the structure upward with a measuring tape. Then proceed down the trench to the first turn lay in a 90 degree elbow and cut a length of pipe to fit between it and the assembly at the downspout.