Gutter Without Downspout

The proven and practical eavestrough system for rainwater dispersal.

Gutter without downspout. Learn more about rainhandler at ask this old house. My home was just completed by the builder and he left a rain gutter in the front of the house without a downspout. Rain barrels collect water from your gutters into a large tank which you can use to water flowerbeds and vegetable cards or even wash your car. Rain water will pass through the cracks in the walls windows and into the buildings foundation.

The one thing that pretty much everybody agrees on is that at least there should be a downspout to deliver the water to the lower roof and point it in the right direction. Your gutter system is only as good as your downspout drainage. Roger cook evaluates a couple alternatives for moving rainwater effectively. This won t extend your downspout per se but it s an eco friendly way to collect and reuse rainwater.

It just has a slit on one end where the water will drop out from 15 feet off the ground onto my driveway. Gutter downspouts home shop by. Without perfectly working downspouts rainwater will fall off the roofs edge and may cause flooding and damage to the building. A hole at the bottom of the gutter or an open gutter end will just splash water around in a heavy rain.