Gutter Chain Install

If a new rain gutter is being installed then there will be no need for this step.

Gutter chain install.

Installing chains without a gutter. If using an existing downspout remove the downspout from the exterior of the house and paint exposed coupling to match the gutter if necessary. Cut a hole in the gutter. The simple answer is in most cases they can be used.

Inside the gutter hole insert the gutter bracket or v hook. Flip the pot upside down and. Our rain chain installation kits add an extra touch of craftsmanship to go along with your rain chain. Usually there are either 2 x 3 or 3 x 4 sized outlets.

It is very easy to install a rain chain. Installing a rain chain may call for some bending of the gutter attachment piece v clip so that it sits perfectly in the gutter. Once the downspout is removed it is time to install the gutter chain. But all situations are different and for a rain chain to work without a gutter the water would have to come down.

We have kits available for aluminum and copper gutters and for k style and half round gutters. These kits are an upgrade over using the standard clip. We include a free gutter attachment clip with each rain chain. We carry aluminum and copper rain chains.

From there attach your rain chain. Always use extra care when working on a ladder. 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. Ask this old house landscape contractor roger cook installs a decorative and functional alternative to a downspout.

Connect cutter chain to rain. How to install a gutter chain 1. Our rain chain installation kit is the perfect accessory for all of our rain chains. Using the hole saw drill a hole in the gutter where you want the rain chain to hang.

Fill the hole with the stone. Subscribe to this old house. Once you know the length remove the existing downspout. These sizes will work with any rain chain.

Decide where the rain chain will be hung and install a downspout outlet in the gutter in the desired location. You just attach it to the same hole where you would normally attach a downspout.