How To Attach Gutter Downspout To House

They look better than the bands that wrap around the outside and make it easier to hang the downspouts.

How to attach gutter downspout to house.

Finish the gutter job by attaching the downspouts to the wall. With help lift the gutter in place and secure the corner first screwing the bracket into the roof s fascia. Bend the strap around the downspout and secure the strap to the downspout with a sheet metal screw. Gutters are often installed level for appearance.

Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. Place the first strap 2 feet from ground level and secure the strap to the house behind the down spout with one screw. If that water isn t carried far enough away from the house you risk damage to your foundation or basement. Just hook the bracket under the front lip of the gutter and then screw the other side of the bracket to the fascia.

Place other stakes spaced 8 feet apart in between. One way to make sure your gutter doesn t fall off the house is to install fascia hanger brackets. Watch and learn how and stop. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter.

Attach downspout straps to the house every 10 feet. While it makese sense to slightly slope the gutter toward the downspout about 1 4 in. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. Pound in two stakes 4 feet from the house and directly in front of each downspout.

Attach the downspout to the brackets. Cut off excess strap with a pair of sheet metal cutters. If you can t find u shaped brackets make them from sections of downspout. Secure the rest of the hangers with 2 in galvanized nails or screws.

Seams between the elbow the gutter and the downspout are typically sealed with caulk containing an aluminum sealant. Downspout extensions will help your downspouts direct water to a specific place away from your home s foundation. Tie the string to the downspout then stretch it out and around all the stakes. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.

Drive screws through the brackets into the assembled downspout. Leave the old spikes in place a spike head looks better than a hole in the gutter. Its easy less than 30 minutes and under 30 00 in parts. And a level gutter is the obvious answer when there s a downspout at both ends such as on our hip roof.

Mark the trench line. Rain gutters play an essential role in collecting roof runoff during a storm. Use a string and 1x2 stakes to lay out the trench. Guttering elbows generally attach directly to the underside of the gutter with a screw and again at the downspout with another screw.