How To Install A Rain Chain Into The Gutter

1 use weight for stability.

How to install a rain chain into the gutter.

Most rain chains usually come with specific installation instructions. Using the hole saw drill a hole in the gutter where you want the rain chain to hang. Next hang the rain chain. If using an existing downspout remove the downspout from the exterior of the house and paint exposed coupling to match the gutter if necessary always use extra care when working on a ladder.

Most sloping roofs can accommodate a rain chain even without a gutter. The most common way to install a rain chain is as a replacement for a gutter downspout. This enables water to be directed freely into the chain. Once the rain chain is hung put the chain in the pot and fill the pot about three quarters of the way with the stone.

It should hook right into the downspout outlet. However gutter chains aren t able to collect as much water as down spouts do. However some people without gutters have come up with some creative ways to hang a rain chain. An installation kit can also be used to reduce the size of the hole and better direct water into the chain if the hole and the chain are not the same size.

Study your roof and how it expels rain water before you install your gutterless rain chain. The gutter chain or the rain chain is an alternative to using a down spout to collect water from the gutters while both still achieve primarily the same function gutter chains can be used as a decorative item. Fill the pot the rest of the way with the river stones. Since roof slopes will vary from home to home so will the trajectory of the water that streams from a roof through a crevice or crease during a storm.

At the functional level rain chains are a replacement for the downspout from your gutters. Before the gutter and rain chain were installed we had to set a catch basin and tie it into a perimeter drain so that the water wouldn t pool or puddle. The water flows from the gutter through the hole where the downspout used to be and onto the chain. Then it runs down the chain and into whatever you are using to collect or redirect the water.

Once you know the length remove the existing downspout. Inside the gutter hole insert the gutter bracket or v hook. If it is not stabilized strong wind or rain will swing the rain chain and may damage the building and in other instances the rain chain itself could be damaged. When installing your rain chain use a tape measure to determine the distance from the existing rain gutter to the ground.

2 stick an anchor into the ground and tie it to the bottom end of the rain chain. Setting the catch basin was a cinch and it is something that you can pick up at your local big box retailer big orange and big blue. One such way can be seen at the bottom of this page.