I normally don’t announce that I “fix downspouts” because I only have a 6 foot stepladder, and to fully fix downspout issues one has to have the ability to climb pretty high. That said, if a downspout has an issue that lies in its bottom 10 feet, I can fix the issue.
I have a certain fondness for fixing downspouts because my third handymanning client had a downspout problem. Back then I was eager to make money so I took on jobs that I didn’t really know how to do, but I figured I could figure out the issue . . . learning on the job was always a bit of a stress test, and continues to be, but in that case I succeeded, and now I know all the rules.
Anyway, fixing downspouts is actually pretty easy BUT . . . you have to know all the little in’s and out’s. And it amazes me how often I encounter downspouts that break those rules and thus need fixing.
So anyway, a regular client called, and someone had backed a car into a downspout and crushed it, thus:
Not only that, an attachment bracket up about 12 feet had come loose out of the brick mortar, so that needed to be fixed too.
Closeup:
So, I put some construction adhesive in the hole and pounded the connector back into place.
Then I removed the tube, yeesh, it was a ten foot piece:
And I put on the new piece, attaching it with a white stainless screw (which had been lacking previously):
And then I fitted on the bottom piece. Also I added a connector onto the concrete. Now it’s all straight and solid.
Notice the white headed stainless screws. Looks fabulous and is properly attached everywhere.
Note I offered to clean up the moss but they said they would do it themselves.