How To Attach Downspouts To Gutters

If you can t find u shaped brackets make them from sections of downspout.

How to attach downspouts to gutters.

Step 3 attach the downspout to the gutter. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. Locate where you want to place your new downspout. 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.

You can add a downspout to your gutters with little difficulty. They look better than the bands that wrap around the outside and make it easier to hang the downspouts. Connect downspout to gutter photo by mary beth montgomery. Attach the downspout to the brackets.

Measure from the gutter to the wall of the house and then from the gutter to the ground. Finish the gutter job by attaching the downspouts to the wall. Be sure that the tapered end of the downspout is facing the appropriate direction for drainage. Gutter networks that surround a home s roof line divert rainfall away from the structure s foundation and into a nearby drain or sewer system.

Screw the downspout into the gutter outlet that extends downward from the gutter. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Apply sealant around the mouth of the connector and raise it to the gutter.

How to attach gutter downspouts to the wall. Attach the downspout to the gutters via the downspout outlet. 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.

If your gutters overflow regularly during heavy rains you may want to consider adding an extra downspout.