Connecting 2 Gutter Downspouts

Use a string and 1x2 stakes to lay out the trench.

Connecting 2 gutter downspouts.

The downspout is the piece that is attached to the side of the home and channels runoff to the ground away from your home. Insert an elbow up one inch into the bottom of the funnel shaped opening on the gutter which is called a gutter outlet. Gutter connectors join gutter sections together like gutter to corner with options that fit traditional and contemporary style gutters. Allow for about 1 1 2 inches of overlap at each connection.

Pound in two stakes 4 feet from the house and directly in front of each downspout. If you have inside corners subtract 5 inches. Watch and learn how and stop. Connect the elbow to the gutter step 1 place a ladder against the house directly under the gutter where the downspout will be installed.

Over time that water would likely cause rotting issues for the porch framing and potentially turn into a leak problem in the basement over time. Place other stakes spaced 8 feet apart in between. Measure the total run of the gutter length you need. Prior to connecting these two drains the water from the right gutter drain would create a massive puddle on the ground.

Tie the string to the downspout then stretch it out and around all the stakes. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section with an inside or outside corner piece. In other words downspouts are connected using a slip joint not a butt joint like the gutters so be sure to account for the overlapping slip joint when measuring usually 1 inch of downspout overlapping the elbow at each end. For outside corners measure from corner to corner.

Run the tape measure from the bottom of the lower elbow to the ground and add 1 1 2 inches for the top joint where it connects to the. Mark the trench line photo by smith baer. Gutters over flows add downspout to bring water down from roof faster. Cut a four inch long notch to overlap and splice together gutter sections.