Gutter Downspout Take Off

In this diy how to video tool dude tony shows you how to remove and replace downspouts on your home with a few basic hand tools.

Gutter downspout take off.

Simply cut your gutter extender at a 45 degree angle and connect it to your downspout with the zip hinge and 8 screws. Loosen downspout wall straps and pull the downspout away from the house. You don t want their weight dragging on gutter pieces after you detach them from the house. Drill out the rivets connecting the bottom elbow to the downspout with an appropriate size steel cutting drill.

The strap is the thin metal. It s fairly easy to install. How to take apart a rain gutter downspout step 1. There are a variety of different ways to do this but we recommend building your very own retractable downspout using zip hinge.

There is usually one screw but. Follow me http twitter. How to remove a rain downspout step 1. If you didn t install the gutters look at the way they re put together particularly how the downspout attaches to the gutters before you begin then you ll know if you can use a screwdriver or power drill to remove screws or if you ll have to drill out rivets instead.

Remove the screws from the downspout strap using the nut driver. Learn other downspout extender solutions here. Disconnect the downspout from the elbow below the gutter drop outlet. Remove the screws that secure the lower downspout strap with a phillips screwdriver.

Take off downspouts first. Repeat this for the other side and your new downspout section is in place. Remove the screw that connects the downspout s bottom elbow to the downspout. Insert a new rivet on one side through the hole you just drilled through the downspout sections.