How To Connect Gutter Downspouts

On the house i used downspout adapters with leaf guards.

How to connect gutter downspouts.

The most important reason to connect the gutters with downspout extensions is water damage to the roof. Apply sealant around the mouth of the connector and raise it to the gutter. Insert a 3 4 inch sheet metal screw through the front of the gutter outlet using a screwdriver so that it. In the pictures you can see how i connect the downspouts to my pvc system.

Its easy less than 30 minutes and under 30 00 in parts. That water washes away shingle grit and eventually damages shingles to the point that they will curl up. To do this i cut the black corrugated pipe added a t and aimed the pipe upwards to the downspout. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws.

A typical gutter attaches to the downspouts via a connector. Place a ladder against the house directly under the gutter where the downspout will be installed. Connecting two downspouts together. Using 6 rivet screws screw the connector to the gutter.

Apply sealant again on the connector on the outside after that to ensure no leakage occurs. Gutters over flows add downspout to bring water down from roof faster. How to connect downspout elbows. Watch and learn how and stop.

To this connector an elbow is attached angling back towards the siding. The connector sticks out from a hole in the gutter. When all the water from the upper roof gets collected in the gutters and comes down the downspout it has built up a little speed and force. Cut one section of downspout to custom fit the length to your house.

Since my in ground pipe ran right past the garage i had the garage downspout dump in as well. Downspouts typically are sold in lengths of. A straight extension piece reaches to the siding where another elbow is attached to the downspout. Typically an elbow screws to the gutter opening then another elbow attaches and runs back to the house.

Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. Measure the height the downspout covers. Both the connector and the gutter should not have any water on them. Insert an elbow up one inch into the.