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Posted by Lawrence on April 4, 2007, 7:47 pm
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> >> > Hi,
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> >> > I have an interesting question to ask.
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> >> > I have an older home, and on it the porch slopes slightly. Enough of
> >> > a slope that the gutter on it slopes the opposite way - away from the
> >> > nearest downspout. The rainwater therefore spills over the gutter end
> >> > and on to the yard...
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> >> > How can I fix it? Other than repositioning the gutter (releveling)
> >> > which isn't an option, what else? another downspout, etc. AND can I
> >> > do this myself?
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> >> > Thanks
> >> > Rich
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> >> If you cannot reposition the gutter then you are unable to fix this.
> >> Call in any handyman or carpenter.
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> > Thanks for the input...adding another downspout at the downward
> > sloping end isn't an option? why not? just curious.
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> The reason Lawrence said you cannot fix it is because if you can reposition
> the gutter then you may not be handy enough to add another downspout. What
> kind of gutter is it? Is it a regular aluminum seamless gutter? Is it one of
> those pvc ones, or is it one of the half round steel ones? If it is aluminum
> you may be able to just add another downspout. I would get an outlet, trace
> around the outside bottom of the outlet on the underside of the gutter,
> smack it from the bottom with a (sharp) straight claw hammer and give the
> hammer a twist when it goes through. Then I would insert a small pair of tin
> snips into the whole to cut along the outline of the outlet. Next I would
> get some sealant and seal around the lip of the new outlet, push it in
> through the top of the gutter until it wouldn't go any further then gently
> tap it the rest of the way down (being careful not to mangle it) until I see
> the sealant squish out the sides from under the lip. Then I'd either attach
> elbows if need be or just run the downspout straight down if that was all
> that was needed, screw it in to the new outlet and attach to the house and
> around the new downspout and screw through the wrap into the downspout.
> Then I'd add another elbow at the bottom if it didn't go into an existing
> drain and figure out how long to make the kicker to drain the water away
> from the foundation.
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> Shane- Hide quoted text -
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Aw shucks. You have been nice to me and to the OP. What a rarity.
It is quite nice they way you actually patiently answered his question
and also explained my reluctance.
If I were to come out and work on this gutter I would want at least
two extension ladders with ladder jacks which allow me to create a
scaffold preferable running the entire lenght of the gutter. This
would give the minimum needed to safely reposition the gutter.
Considering that the gutter is already damage and likely needs
replacement it hardly matters if he does a half-assed job. Gutters
have become quite a specialty and you can hire a gutter company that
can do a better job than I can or any handyman can for that matter.
So why not? Chop a hole in the already damaged gutter for now and
save up for one of those professionally installed seamless jobs.
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