Connecting Downspout To Gutter

Use utility scissors or a box cutter to cut along the line that s factory marked on the extension.

Connecting downspout to gutter.

To join the end drop to the gutter or to join any gutter section to another requires a seamer the seamer is a 3 inch wide piece of aluminum in a k profile to match the gutter. Buried or underground roof drainage downspout defects clogging overflowing holes corrosion leaks that cause wet basements or crawl areas proper installation of buried downspout extensions proper installation of french drains seepage pits at flat sites gutter downspout defects cause wet basements crawl areas questions answers about installing maintaining repairing buried roof. Use standard couplings to connect the pipe sections. Other than the gutter itself it requires little more than a downspout and an elbow or two.

Even connecting two sections of downspout to accommodate a house taller than a single story doesn t. It helps reduce your garden s reliance on the municipal water supply reduce the runoff entering. Its easy less than 30 minutes and under 30 00 in parts. I designed this particular gutter system to have a downspout at each end which required an end drop at each downspout location.

Elbows are pre formed curved sections that connect two straight pieces of downspout together. This time glue a sanitary t fitting to the pipe end and the other end of its trench. Connecting a rain barrel to a downspout is a very simple and efficient way to conserve water for gardening and watering especially in drought conditions. Gutters over flows add downspout to bring water down from roof faster.

Continue installing pipes along the trench until you reach the second downspout. Water flows out of the gutter and through the downspout where it is directed onto the ground. If the downspout cannot go straight to the ground or if you want to extend the bottom away from the building s foundation you must install elbows. Begin second downspout photo by smith baer.

Watch and learn how and stop. Unless you ve decided to turn to xeriscaping collecting rainwater seems like a no brainer. Once the downspout extension is cut it is ready to connect.