Attaching Rain Chain To Gutter

How to use a rain chain without having gutters step 1.

Attaching rain chain to gutter.

I took one link from the chain and cut it in half with bolt cutters. Fill the hole with the stone. Rain chains attach to your gutter s downspout in place of a drain pipe. Ask this old house landscape contractor roger cook installs a decorative and functional alternative to a downspout.

Subscribe to this old house. If additional length is needed attach a second rain chain and fit to desired length. For the end of the chain where it meets the ground you ve got options. I decided to just use a half link of the chain on the top side of the gutter.

From there attach your rain chain. Once you know the length remove the existing downspout. Decide where the rain chain will be hung and install a downspout outlet in the gutter in the desired location. Inside the gutter hole insert the gutter bracket or v hook.

Then i held the top link of the rain chains up to he bottom side of the hole in the gutter. By channeling water slowly they help reduce erosion and allow water to percolate more evenly into the soil. Make the hole wide enough to enable you to dangle a two inch s hook. Select a corner of your roof that sheds rainwater in a vertical stream.

Remove the entire downspout and install the rain chain in the hole where the gutter was attached. The ostrich fern was already there and adds a great texture to the rain chain water feature. There are a lot of ways that you could hang the chains from your gutter. Beyond their ornamental value they serve a very practical purpose.

Drill a hole in the bottom of the bucket. We used the gutter installer for a more finished look and it just sits in the downspout hole from the top. When installing your rain chain use a tape measure to determine the distance from the existing rain gutter to the ground.