Downspout Installation and Rerouting in Athens, ME

Downspout Installation and Rerouting in Athens, ME

A gutter only collects water. The downspout decides where it ends up. Put one in the wrong spot and you get a frozen sidewalk in winter, a washed-out flower bed, or a wet basement corner every spring.

Standard downspouts are 2x3 inch rectangular aluminum. Larger roofs and 6-inch gutters get 3x4 inch, which moves close to twice the water. A common rule of thumb is one downspout for every 30 to 40 feet of gutter, plus one at the low end of any run that takes water from a valley.

Athens, ME Gutter Installation crews in Athens, ME add new outlets where the gutter is overloaded and reroute existing downspouts that dump onto driveways, patios or the foundation. Rerouting often means cutting a new outlet into the gutter, sealing the old hole with a patch and sealant, and running the downspout around a corner with A and B elbows.

Common reasons to move a downspout:

• It drains onto a walkway that ices over
• It empties next to the foundation where the soil slopes toward the house
• A deck or addition went in where the old one used to drain

Gutter installation and downspout layout should be planned together. Call (833) 941-1503 to get downspouts placed right on your home in Athens, ME.