How To Put A Downspout On A Gutter

As with gutters a downspout s capacity must match or exceed the expected runoff.

How to put a downspout on a gutter.

Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. Assemble the straight piece into house elbow and secure with one sheet metal screw to the front and back side of the elbow. Slide the other end of the straight piece into the gutter elbow and secure with two sheet metal screws. For every 10 feet of.

Reduce reuse recycle has been a mantra of those looking to be environmentally aware since the 1970s. Sloping them helps eliminate standing water that can cause corrosion and leak through the seams. Watch and learn how and stop. 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.

Attach the downspout to the gutters via the downspout outlet. Installing a downspout is probably the last item that a person will do when installing a rain gutter. The standard is about inch per 10 feet. Install the starter elbow photo by smith baer.

Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Be sure that the tapered end of the downspout is facing the appropriate direction for drainage. Gutters over flows add downspout to bring water down from roof faster. Cut a piece of straight downspout with a hacksaw according to your measurement.

The purpose of the rain gutter downspout is to redirect water from the rain gutter into proper drainage. Screw the downspout into the gutter outlet that extends downward from the gutter. Slope each house gutter run down toward the downspout about 1 4 in. Increasing the pitch increases a gutter s handling capacity but the gutter may look askew over a long run.

Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. It is important that the downspout is of the correct length to catch rainwater. A little slope is all you need the number and size of downspouts determine how fast your gutters will empty. Press a downspout adapter into a 3x4 inch reducer coupling and slip it onto the bottom end of the downspout.

The above recommendations assume that you have properly sized downspouts every 40 feet. Place a 90 degree elbow in the trench directly below the coupling and measure the distance between the two fittings. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown.