Gutter Elephant Ears

This valley shoots rain in a flume during our frequently heavy downpours.

Gutter elephant ears.

If you cut the flashing with a bit of flair and prior to putting it up on the gutter it might appear to resemble elephant ears. Also known as elephant trunk. An added piece that sticks up from the edge of the gutter at the inside corner right below the valley. Also at first when i read what greensage said about planting elephant ears or certain kinds of grass under the drip line at first i questioned it.

The flowers are white a. I haven t had the plant a year yet. 2x3 opening for downspout measures 3 1 2 x 2 1 4 3x4 opening for downspout. Numerous people have tried ideas but none have worked.

Drill rivet holes for the gutter splash guard. Our gutters and downspouts are oversized and covered with professionally installed mesh guards. They are what post 2 describes. I live in east texas and our house is like that too no gutters.

I live in zone 7 central virginia and have an elephant ear with two flowers. Holes through the splash guard and the gutter. You need what are called elephant ears. Our house has 4 big valleys and the water wants to do the same thing on all of them.

Seeyou mar 18 2004 01 44pm 6 i dont have any pictures handy but i make two 45 degree miters rather than one 90 degree miter at inside corners where water jumping the gutter is a potential problem. You can find these precut gutter splash guards about 3 in brown and white aluminum at a home center but you could easily make your own out of aluminum or sheet metal and spray paint them to match your gutters. Any sheet metal roofing or gutter person should be able to do them. See more ideas about splash blocks downspout garden projects.

With pert ears and characteristic fluffy tail jolly the squirrel aids water from your downspout divert onto your lawn to keep it from damaging your foundation in a gutter sculpture that s among the most decorative architectural art we ve seen. Apr 8 2015 explore all season gutters s board splash blocks for downspouts on pinterest. But no one thought to put down rocks under our drip line. K style gutter leaf guards half round gutter leaf guards screens hybrids covers hoods filters aluminum gutter leaf guards copper gutter leaf guards steel gutter leaf guards filter flow gutter filter.

Currently there is a diverter moved a little way up the. I think that would be awesome.