Mark the center of the downspout outlet on the bottom of the gutter.
How to connect two gutter downspouts.
On the house i used downspout adapters with leaf guards.
Place a ladder against the house directly under the gutter where the downspout will be installed.
Typically an elbow screws to the gutter opening then another elbow attaches and runs back to the house.
Its easy less than 30 minutes and under 30 00 in parts.
Insert an elbow up one inch into the.
Place other stakes spaced 8 feet apart in between.
Center the outlet flange side down over the mark and trace around the inside.
Tie the string to the downspout then stretch it out and around all the stakes.
Insert a 3 4 inch sheet metal screw through the front of the gutter outlet using a screwdriver so that it.
Measure the height the downspout covers.
Cut one section of downspout to custom fit the length to your house.
To do this i cut the black corrugated pipe added a t and aimed the pipe upwards to the downspout.
Downspouts typically are sold in lengths of.
I have 2 downspouts about 6 from each other both running into an underground run off pipe which is clogged and probably leaking.
How to connect downspout elbows.
Gutters over flows add downspout to bring water down from roof faster.
Since my in ground pipe ran right past the garage i had the garage downspout dump in as well.
Use a string and 1x2 stakes to lay out the trench.
Watch and learn how and stop.
If you have a straight run gable roof measure from shingle to shingle and then add.
How to connect two sections of gutters.
In the pictures you can see how i connect the downspouts to my pvc system.
Mark the trench line photo by smith baer.
Place two short scraps of 2x4 side by side under the gutter to support it while you chisel the notch.
The first gutter piece and maybe the second and even a third piece will likely be full 10 ft.
The downspout sections connect with slip joints each fastened with at least two aluminum screws driven into predrilled holes.
Cut a v shaped notch with an old chisel as a starting hole for the tin snips.
Pound in two stakes 4 feet from the house and directly in front of each downspout.
Assemble the downspout at the ground level driving primed sheet metal screws into predrilled holes at each joint in the downspout.
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