Gutter Chain Install

We include a free gutter attachment clip with each rain chain.

Gutter chain install.

Always use extra care when working on a ladder. Once you know the length remove the existing downspout. Installing chains without a gutter. Dig a hole slightly wider than the width of your pot and at least 6 deep directly underneath the downspout outlet.

Inside the gutter hole insert the gutter bracket or v hook. Connect cutter chain to rain. Flip the pot upside down and. If using an existing downspout remove the downspout from the exterior of the house and paint exposed coupling to match the gutter if necessary.

How to install a gutter chain 1. You just attach it to the same hole where you would normally attach a downspout. One of the most frequent questions we get regarding rainchains is if a rain chain can be successfully used without the benefit of a gutter. From there attach your rain chain.

We have kits available for aluminum and copper gutters and for k style and half round gutters. Ask this old house landscape contractor roger cook installs a decorative and functional alternative to a downspout. Once the downspout is removed it is time to install the gutter chain. Using the hole saw drill a hole in the gutter where you want the rain chain to hang.

Connecting the rain gutter. The simple answer is in most cases they can be used. Our rain chain installation kit is the perfect accessory for all of our rain chains. These sizes will work with any rain chain.

Cut a hole in the gutter. If a new rain gutter is being installed then there will be no need for this step. These kits are an upgrade over using the standard clip. Installing a rain chain may call for some bending of the gutter attachment piece v clip so that it sits perfectly in the gutter.

It is very easy to install a rain chain. When installing your rain chain use a tape measure to determine the distance from the existing rain gutter to the ground. We carry aluminum and copper rain chains. Fill the hole with the stone.

Usually there are either 2 x 3 or 3 x 4 sized outlets. Subscribe to this old house.