Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.
Installing a gutter drain.
Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.
Now that the trench is dug you can assemble the catch basin.
If a house settles so that its roof edge or trim and its attached gutters slope away from downspouts either install new gutters with downspouts properly located or reattach gutters so they slope toward existing.
The easiest way to dig the.
Pound a stake in near.
Snap the sections together.
Connect the drain tube slope the trench to ensure proper drainage.
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Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.
It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.
Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter.
Measure the depth of your trench using a line level.
As long as there is a slight pitch say 1 2 in.
Dig trenches for drainage pipe.
Make sure the tube slopes to drain the.
In 20 ft with no low spots en route to the downspout a gutter will drain.
Use needlenosed pliers to.
Cover the tube with fabric.
Slip the fabric sock over the tubes leaving a few inches at each end to overlap the.
Before digging call 811 to have utility lines marked.
Connect downspout to gutter secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws.
Assemble and place the catch basin.