Gutter Chain Install

When installing your rain chain use a tape measure to determine the distance from the existing rain gutter to the ground.

Gutter chain install.

Our rain chain installation kits add an extra touch of craftsmanship to go along with your rain chain. Always use extra care when working on a ladder. These sizes will work with any rain chain. Installing chains without a gutter.

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. Subscribe to this old house. Usually there are either 2 x 3 or 3 x 4 sized outlets. We have kits available for aluminum and copper gutters and for k style and half round gutters.

Once you know the length remove the existing downspout. It is very easy to install a rain chain. Our rain chain installation kit is the perfect accessory for all of our rain chains. But all situations are different and for a rain chain to work without a gutter the water would have to come down.

If a new rain gutter is being installed then there will be no need for this step. Once the downspout is removed it is time to install the gutter chain. Ask this old house landscape contractor roger cook installs a decorative and functional alternative to a downspout. 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. Using the hole saw drill a hole in the gutter where you want the rain chain to hang. From there attach your rain chain.

Connecting the rain gutter. Inside the gutter hole insert the gutter bracket or v hook. Decide where the rain chain will be hung and install a downspout outlet in the gutter in the desired location. 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. Connect cutter chain to rain. Fill the hole with the stone. These kits are an upgrade over using the standard clip.

How to install a gutter chain 1. We carry aluminum and copper rain chains.