How To Install Rain Gutter Chains

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How to install rain gutter chains.

Attach the rain chain to the bottom of the expandable attachment and connect the other end to the ground with the included v shaped stake. Inside the gutter hole insert the gutter bracket or v hook. Subscribe to this old house. Flip the pot upside down and drill a few drainage holes with a masonry drill.

A bigger hole needs to be created if the drain hole is too small. Ask this old house landscape contractor roger cook installs a decorative and functional alternative to a downspout. Once you know the length remove the existing downspout. From there attach your rain chain.

Dig a hole slightly wider than the width of your pot and at least 6 deep directly underneath the downspout outlet. When installing your rain chain use a tape measure to determine the distance from the existing rain gutter to the ground. Release the chain and let it hang from the gutter. Once the hole is located position the gutter chain from the bottom of the hole and push the gutter attachment hangar.