How To Install A Rain Chain Into The Gutter

Once you know the length remove the existing downspout.

How to install a rain chain into the gutter.

The most common way to install a rain chain is as a replacement for a gutter downspout. Since roof slopes will vary from home to home so will the trajectory of the water that streams from a roof through a crevice or crease during a storm. Using the hole saw drill a hole in the gutter where you want the rain chain to hang. Mainly there are two methods to stabilize the rain chain.

When installing your rain chain use a tape measure to determine the distance from the existing rain gutter to the ground. An installation kit can also be used to reduce the size of the hole and better direct water into the chain if the hole and the chain are not the same size. Setting the catch basin was a cinch and it is something that you can pick up at your local big box retailer big orange and big blue. At the functional level rain chains are a replacement for the downspout from your gutters.

Most sloping roofs can accommodate a rain chain even without a gutter. This enables water to be directed freely into the chain. However some people without gutters have come up with some creative ways to hang a rain chain. Once the rain chain is hung put the chain in the pot and fill the pot about three quarters of the way with the stone.

It should hook right into the downspout outlet. Fill the pot the rest of the way with the river stones. Next hang the rain chain. Inside the gutter hole insert the gutter bracket or v hook.

From there attach your rain chain. The gutter chain or the rain chain is an alternative to using a down spout to collect water from the gutters while both still achieve primarily the same function gutter chains can be used as a decorative item. 1 use weight for stability. Most rain chains usually come with specific installation instructions.

Most rain chains come with a gutter attachment piece to place on top of the chain over the hole. Study your roof and how it expels rain water before you install your gutterless rain chain. The water flows from the gutter through the hole where the downspout used to be and onto the chain. However gutter chains aren t able to collect as much water as down spouts do.

2 stick an anchor into the ground and tie it to the bottom end of the rain chain. Before the gutter and rain chain were installed we had to set a catch basin and tie it into a perimeter drain so that the water wouldn t pool or puddle. One such way can be seen at the bottom of this page.