How To Install Gutters Downspouts

Increasing the pitch increases a gutter s handling capacity but the gutter may look askew over a long run.

How to install gutters downspouts.

Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. Step 2 drill a hole in the bottom of the gutter at the 4 inch mark with a 1 inch hole saw attachment to the drill. To learn how to install the brackets gutters and downspout keep reading. Apply sealant around the mouth of the connector and raise it to the gutter.

Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. Slope long gutter runs 40 feet or more down both directions from the middle and put a downspout on each end. Place a step ladder under the area you are installing the downspout. Install two u shaped downspout brackets on the corner of the house one high and one low.

Slide the short length of the downspout onto the bottom of the top elbow and slide the top of the lower elbow onto the short length. Try to drop the depth of the trench at least 1 8 inch per foot to help. Step 3 attach the downspout to the gutter. The above recommendations assume that you have properly sized downspouts every 40 feet.

Buy special roof hanger mounting straps for houses without fascia boards or for fascias that aren t vertical. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Both the connector and the gutter should not have any water on them. Once you have all of your supplies start by attaching the downspout outlet and caps to the roof.

The standard is about inch per 10 feet. Using a hacksaw follow the areas where it is marked and saw accordingly. Rivet all joints including the connection with the outlet. Downspouts on gutters that drain large roof areas or if you live in an area with torrential rains.

This will end up with a downspout with a diagonal end. As with gutters a downspout s capacity must match or exceed the expected runoff. Measure in 4 inches from the end corner of the gutter with a tape measure and mark the bottom of the gutter with a pencil. Dig a trench eight to 10 feet long 12 to 14 inches deep and about six inches wide for each of the downspouts on your house.