How To Install A Rain Gutter Diverter

Connect the diverter s flexible hose to the port on the side of the rain barrel.

How to install a rain gutter diverter. Start by cutting the flashing with tin snips about 2 3 feet longer than the doorway you want to protect. Cutting the downspout to allow the barrel to fit under it and attaching an elbow section if needed. Roof rain diverter installation steps sand underside of flashing with 80 grit sandpaper to help paint adhere. Use flat pry bar to loosen stuck roof.

Follow your manual s instructions to adapt the downspout. Next carefully break the seal on a row of shingles above the doorway with a flat pry bar or putty knife. Attach a short length of downspout to the underside of the diverter. You can write numbers on your kit so you know in which order to install them.

Put the diverter together to check and then lay it out. To install a rain diverter on your roof. Cut flashing in half using aviation snips. Boring or cutting out a section of downspout and installing a diverter that connects to the barrel with a hose.

Thick bead of clear silicone caulk on the underside of the drip edge lift the shingle tabs up slightly and slide the diverter under the tabs. Slide the diverter in. Take your downspout diverter kit and lay it out on the patio or on your lawn. Rain diverters are available at building supply stores but if you can t find one see our article on how to make a rain diverter to see how you can make one from sheet metal yourself.

Slide the diverter under the row of loosened shingles. Make sure that you have all the pieces necessary to install your diverter including joints and screws. They are easiest to install on asphalt roofing and consist of an l shaped piece of sheet metal that fits under the roofing above the entranceway. Exposure at the other end to create a drainage pitch.

Spray paint bottom surface and up turned edge of flashing to match color of roof. Slide one end of the diverter tight to the bottom of the shingle tabs and leave a 1 in.