Adding Extensions To A Gutter Pipe
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Adding extensions to a gutter pipe. Simple aboveground downspout extensions going out 3 25 feet are about 10 50 each depending on length and type. Let s get into the six best methods we ve found for extending your home s downspouts. To be safe aim for a 4 foot minimum extension away from a downspout. Find the end of the downspout extension that fits on the downspout.
Use this downspout extension to divert water away from the foundation or connect to drainage pipe and catch basin to control drainage. Hold the ends up to your downspout to see which end matches the downspout size. Low profile downspout extension kit model 4601 11 97 11 97. Work from stepladders or a scaffold.
Ask an assistant to hold the end of a chalk line several feet before the end of the existing gutter and aligned with the gutter s upper edge. Or for about the same cost you can buy a length of downspout pipe that matches your existing downspout plus a gutter elbow to create your own extension. This one s a popular solution for a few good reasons. Rain gutter gutter downspout extension almond downspouts flexible gutter downspout extension downspouts 1 inch pipe extension 3x4 brown gutter.
Cut a piece of pipe to match with a handsaw hacksaw or 12 in. Use longer extensions to make sure you re getting all that water away from your home. Swab the two mating surfaces with purple primer then apply the cement to the same surfaces and immediately press the pipe onto the elbow. Draw out the line.
Give them a slight twist then hold them. The cement cures in just a few seconds. The more expensive ones contract roll up or swing out of the way and some automatically extend themselves again when water gushes through them.