How To Attach Downspouts To Gutters

Screw the downspout into the gutter outlet that extends downward from the gutter.

How to attach downspouts to gutters.

Attach the downspout to the gutters via the downspout outlet. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. If you can t find u shaped brackets make them from sections of downspout. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws.

If you bought a flexible downspout extension chances are you re trying to redirect rainwater from making a puddle at the base of your foundation. With a flexible downspout extension you can redirect rainwater around bushes and cement to have it flow into your garden to a flowerbed or just away from your house. You can add a downspout to your gutters with little difficulty. Using 6 rivet screws screw the connector to the gutter.

How to attach gutter downspouts to the wall. Drive screws through the brackets into the assembled. Apply sealant around the mouth of the connector and raise it to the gutter. Locate where you want to place your new downspout.

Measure from the gutter to the wall of the house and then from the gutter to the ground. Gutter networks that surround a home s roof line divert rainfall away from the structure s foundation and into a nearby drain or sewer system. Both the connector and the gutter should not have any water on them. If your gutters overflow regularly during heavy rains you may want to consider adding an extra downspout.

Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. Be sure that the tapered end of the downspout is facing the appropriate direction for drainage. They look better than the bands that wrap around the outside and make it easier to hang the downspouts. Apply sealant again on the connector on the outside after that to ensure no leakage occurs.

Attach the downspout to the brackets.