removing rivets on gutter downspouts
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Comments (4)Agreed, you don't do aluminum. Expansion/contraction will destroy it. You would normally not have used galvanized, either, it is too heavy to bend into the necessary shape with ease or precision. They were done with flat-soldered terne metal. (or copper, or lead) EPDM sounds like a fair compromise provided there is a good detail for attaching the downspout; I assume there is a plastic fitting that gets installed under, and the EPDM cut/tabbed glued down over it. Casey...See MoreQuestion about putting in downspouts
Comments (6)Thanks kudzu. While I have you, let me ask another question. I was figuring out how all the sections will go together, and I realized that for some of them to go in the right direction, I had to turn one of the pieces over, so that the seam was showing. (I realize I could turn the whole thing around, but then the crimped end would be on the top). Does this mean I need to find a different section? They had no other sections at Menards. I'm assuming you don't want the seem ever showing? Thanks....See Moredownspout clogged at ground level
Comments (2)The downspout sections should be fastened together with screws or rivets. find the joint where the sections come together and remove the fastener and seperate. clean it out with a garden hose. If it is on piece from the gutter to the ground go up to the roof and try a grden hose there with a sprayer. It might break it loose. Otherwise try a plumbers snake. Also I would pull them out of the underground tile first so the crap goes out on the ground....See MoreGutters or no gutters?
Comments (12)Thank you for all of the thoughtful responses! I do hear you on the capacity, and potential splashing on the half-rounds. I touched base with my architect, and he thinks that the K-style will be the simplest solution, and will look fine with the style. Probably best to go with that, being most effective financially and functionally. Good point about gutters over the entrance tibbrix. I'm thinking, though, that on our design, the front porch may not be a major issue...we will use the stairs on the right end of the porch to access the front door (on the rare occasion that we don't use the side door). We will have a gutter over the side door. Also, the front porch will only have the rain landing on the 7ft depth of that roof, because the large gable above should divert everything from the main roof to the ends of the porch. Is that a reasonable assumption?...See Morebehaviorkelton
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