Attaching Rain Chain To Gutter

Hang the rain chain using the pin and not the additional hook that was provided.

Attaching rain chain to gutter.

Inside the gutter hole insert the gutter bracket or v hook. Once you know the length remove the existing downspout. Dig a hole slightly wider than the width of your pot and at least 6 deep directly underneath the downspout outlet. If additional length is needed attach a second rain chain and fit to desired length.

Flip the pot upside down and. From there attach your rain chain. Fill the hole with the stone. Add a bead of silicone on the bottom of the gutter installer plate before installing.

Our rain chain was a little short so we had to loop a piece of copper wire to the last square and then loop it around one of the slots in the catch basin cover plate. I decided to just use a half link of the chain on the top side of the gutter. Then i held the top link of the rain chains up to he bottom side of the hole in the gutter. There are a lot of ways that you could hang the chains from your gutter.

Subscribe to this old house. We have kits available for aluminum and copper gutters and for k style and half round gutters. For the end of the chain where it meets the ground you ve got options. I took one link from the chain and cut it in half with bolt cutters.

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. Our rain chain installation kits add an extra touch of craftsmanship to go along with your rain chain.