Gutter Chain Install

Cut a hole in the gutter.

Gutter chain install.

Dig a hole slightly wider than the width of your pot and at least 6 deep directly underneath the downspout outlet. If using an existing downspout remove the downspout from the exterior of the house and paint exposed coupling to match the gutter if necessary. The simple answer is in most cases they can be used. Always use extra care when working on a ladder.

Our rain chain installation kits add an extra touch of craftsmanship to go along with your rain chain. Once you know the length remove the existing downspout. Installing chains without a gutter. We carry aluminum and copper rain chains.

If a new rain gutter is being installed then there will be no need for this step. 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. How to install a gutter chain 1. Once the downspout is removed it is time to install the gutter chain.

Our rain chain installation kit is the perfect accessory for all of our rain chains. Inside the gutter hole insert the gutter bracket or v hook. Connect cutter chain to rain. From there attach your rain chain.

Using the hole saw drill a hole in the gutter where you want the rain chain to hang. We include a free gutter attachment clip with each rain chain. You just attach it to the same hole where you would normally attach a downspout. Usually there are either 2 x 3 or 3 x 4 sized outlets.

Fill the hole with the stone. Decide where the rain chain will be hung and install a downspout outlet in the gutter in the desired location. These kits are an upgrade over using the standard clip. These sizes will work with any rain chain.

Subscribe to this old house. Flip the pot upside down and. When installing your rain chain use a tape measure to determine the distance from the existing rain gutter to the ground. But all situations are different and for a rain chain to work without a gutter the water would have to come down.

Connecting the rain gutter. Installing a rain chain may call for some bending of the gutter attachment piece v clip so that it sits perfectly in the gutter.