Attaching Rain Chain To Gutter

We used the gutter installer for a more finished look and it just sits in the downspout hole from the top.

Attaching rain chain to gutter.

By channeling water slowly they help reduce erosion and allow water to percolate more evenly into the soil. Subscribe to this old house. Make the hole wide enough to enable you to dangle a two inch s hook. If additional length is needed attach a second rain chain and fit to desired length.

Drill a hole in the bottom of the bucket. From there attach your rain chain. I took one link from the chain and cut it in half with bolt cutters. The ostrich fern was already there and adds a great texture to the rain chain water feature.

Flip the pot upside down and. Beyond their ornamental value they serve a very practical purpose. There are a lot of ways that you could hang the chains from your gutter. For the end of the chain where it meets the ground you ve got options.

Dig a hole slightly wider than the width of your pot and at least 6 deep directly underneath the downspout outlet. Remove the entire downspout and install the rain chain in the hole where the gutter was attached. I decided to just use a half link of the chain on the top side of the gutter. Decide where the rain chain will be hung and install a downspout outlet in the gutter in the desired location.

Ask this old house landscape contractor roger cook installs a decorative and functional alternative to a downspout. When installing your rain chain use a tape measure to determine the distance from the existing rain gutter to the ground. Rain chains attach to your gutter s downspout in place of a drain pipe. Fill the hole with the stone.

Then i held the top link of the rain chains up to he bottom side of the hole in the gutter. How to use a rain chain without having gutters step 1. Select a corner of your roof that sheds rainwater in a vertical stream.