How To Attach Gutter Downspout To House

If that water isn t carried far enough away from the house you risk damage to your foundation or basement.

How to attach gutter downspout to house.

Downspout extensions will help your downspouts direct water to a specific place away from your home s foundation. Secure the rest of the hangers with 2 in galvanized nails or screws. Guttering elbows generally attach directly to the underside of the gutter with a screw and again at the downspout with another screw. Cut off excess strap with a pair of sheet metal cutters.

Gutters over flows add downspout to bring water down from roof faster. Just hook the bracket under the front lip of the gutter and then screw the other side of the bracket to the fascia. While it makese sense to slightly slope the gutter toward the downspout about 1 4 in. Leave the old spikes in place a spike head looks better than a hole in the gutter.

Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Its easy less than 30 minutes and under 30 00 in parts. One way to make sure your gutter doesn t fall off the house is to install fascia hanger brackets. Gutters are often installed level for appearance.

And a level gutter is the obvious answer when there s a downspout at both ends such as on our hip roof. Rain gutters play an essential role in collecting roof runoff during a storm. This bracket should wrap around the outside of the downspout and have two arms that press against the wall s. They look better than the bands that wrap around the outside and make it easier to hang the downspouts.

Use a string and 1x2 stakes to lay out the trench. Attach the downspout to the brackets. Tie the string to the downspout then stretch it out and around all the stakes. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown.

Mark the trench line. Place the first strap 2 feet from ground level and secure the strap to the house behind the down spout with one screw. Bend the strap around the downspout and secure the strap to the downspout with a sheet metal screw. Seams between the elbow the gutter and the downspout are typically sealed with caulk containing an aluminum sealant.

Place a u shaped bracket or clincher around the downspout at the first marked area. Place other stakes spaced 8 feet apart in between. Finish the gutter job by attaching the downspouts to the wall. Attach downspout straps to the house every 10 feet.

Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. With help lift the gutter in place and secure the corner first screwing the bracket into the roof s fascia. Drive screws through the brackets into the assembled downspout. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.