Home Improvement → Re: Gutter Problem

Just as an update to this thread, I went to Home Depot about a month ago and got one of those flexi gutters and that seems to have done the job. Even when we got 3" of rain the other week and 75 mph winds, no problems, no water on the brick at all or behind the wall.

Here is a pic. Now I am debating filling the rest of the gap with the foam sealant just to keep it in place better.

It's a good temporary solution but in my experience the sun's UV output will quickly dry rot that flex tube, and curious critters will help to accelerate it's demise. Why not spend a couple bucks on a little bit of schedule 40 PVC and a couple of elbows? It will accomplish the same thing, look nicer, and last much longer.

I've had them on my downspouts for years and they still are good.

The upper connection the OP has is interesting to say the least. Why?

The upper connection connects to a box gutter. Box gutters are set into the roof as opposed to hanging off of the edge of it. That is why it drains where it does.

I know what a box gutter is and how a box usually covers the hole in the wall with a downspout. I have never seen one like that.

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The diagram on the link you posted is what I would associate more with newer commercial buildings. I don't think it is a typical detail for historic homes.

Box Gutters for Historic Homes

I've never seen a historic home with a box gutter outlet like that. In fact I've never seen a downspout extension used in an application like that.

I think the first thing I would do is go to a sheet metal shop and have them build a three sided box which would go into the brick opening to channel any water leakage out of the wall. Then it's your choice, but I would not foam it in as it would make it much more difficult to repair in the future.

Very good point. If it leaks again, this would make it hard to repair.

Schedule 40 would be good for this. I did not even think of it to be honest. That is why I asked for suggestions in this thread and it was rather silent until after I put a fix on it.

The upper connection is a box gutter. Basically, where the cutout in the wall is - there was a downspout. That downspout rusted away which caused the initial problem and I would have to replace the entire gutter area to get a molded metal downspout like they had.

How would I secure the Schedule 40? Any way to get it to flow into the gutter nice? I realize that the flex tube is a less than optimal path.