Attaching Dounspouts To Vynil Siding

Again attempt to find the housing studs but if this doesn t work the use of anchors will be necessary.

Attaching dounspouts to vynil siding.

How to attach gutter downspouts to the wall. For siding that has two sections called ship lap there is a rib running horizontally in the middle of the piece. Description of prior art. If you want to hang something from your vinyl siding don t even think about drilling through it to attach a hook to the sheathing.

Gutter networks that surround a home s roof line divert rainfall away from the structure s foundation and into a nearby drain or sewer system. This invention relates to a method of attaching various gutter downspouts to vinyl siding on a building wall. Attach a masonry bit to your drill and drill a hole into the stucco. There s nothing in my manufacturer install manual.

Using screws allows you to periodically take apart the downspout to clean it which will. There are at least three alternative ways to do it. Drill a hole wide enough for the anchor tap it into the stucco and then attach the downspout clamp and screw a 6 2 inch screw into the anchor. I have plain old painted downspouts and the only thing i can think of is drilling a hole on either side of the downspout in the vinyl and attaching an aluminum strap.

This renders the siding vulnerable to moisture and voids the warranty even if you seal the hole. Vinyl siding is easy to penetrate but there are places you want to avoid within the profile of the siding. Place additional straps every 10 feet of the downspout length if it is a long downspout or just one more between the upper and lower strap if the downspout is less than 10 feet long. We re only talking about an area of about 3 inches between screws so a couple of thousandths expansion won t be a problem.

Secure the strap in the same manner as you did the upper strap. The common practice of attaching downspouts to vinyl siding is to wrap a metal or plastic strap around the downspout and nail or screw through the vinyl siding. In the case of installing a downspout onto vinyl siding a metal screw is used to secure it to the house. Trying to place the screw through that middle rib can be awkward.

Attach another strap 18 inches from the bottom of the downspout.