How to Repair a Downspout Video
When it is time to reinstall it, you will need a pop rivet gun and some aluminum rivets. Get the colored pop rivets that match your work and they will blend right in. The holes are already drilled in the downspout and the house. This makes putting them back up very easy.
This video was featured as the Tip of the Week in the May 28, 2014 AsktheBuilder Newsletter.
Tim built custom homes and did ultra-custom remodeling for 20+ years before launching his Ask the Builder media presence. He was selected as one of the Big 50 by Remodeling magazine in 1993. This award gave birth to Ask the Builder in October 1993. Tim also operates https://DrawPlumbingPlans.com. His @askthebuilder YouTube channel was the first home improvement channel on YouTube.
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Hi Tim, I just watched the "How to Fix A Leaky Gutter" video. Great advice, but I do have an observation...or two.
1. If water is pooling at a joint like the corner you fixed in the video, doesn't that mean it is not sloped correctly, so as to drain?
2. If I am correct in #1, and I don't want to correct the slope, then in TX, I WANT the water to drip out, so there is no pool of water for mosquitos to breed in, to spread West Nile Virus.
So, in that case, a leaky gutter is a good thing, just do something to accommodate the drip, like put a potted plant under the drip.
Hope you are enjoying spring weather! I will always be thankful that I got to be a part of the Meet-Up in Fort Worth......
Yes, the gutter needed to be reset so it drains.
the end of my downspout is an elbow shape. It is not screwed together. Is there an adhesive that will work?
No. Watch the video again.
Do It Right, Not Over!
Buy this inexpensive pop rivet tool for goodness sakes:
http://amzn.to/2GD4m9Q