Fitting Guttering Downpipe

Guttering should use either a round or square downpipe.

Fitting guttering downpipe.

Find excellent roundline guttering downpipes in exactly the size you need. Steel guttering is a durable cost effective and long lasting option for your domestic and commercial guttering so it s only fitting that our guttering range includes well known manufacturers like lindab and more. Click and collect is available or enjoy free uk delivery on selected orders over pound 150 excl. It could be a stop end outlet at the end of the gutter or a running outlet in the middle of the gutter.

To attach round downpipes to square gutters you must use a sq rd downpipe adaptor. Guttering should slope down toward its downspout at least 1 cm per 3 5 m of length or inch per 10 feet. Start by fitting the section of guttering with the outlet. Measure the length of your string line from nail to nail.

If the distance is less than 3 5 m long or 10 ft raise the far side nail by 1 cm or lower the downspout side nail by 1 cm or inch. The downpipe will probably require a couple of offset bends fitting just below the gutter outlet so the pipe can be fixed against the wall. This will be joined to the downpipe which you ll need to position directly over the ground level drain. Hopefully now you will see that putting up gutters is a relatively easy task so long as you are methodical and are safe on your ladder.