Cutting a Downspout

03-22-2012, 01:05 PM	#1
levylh Newbie   Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 1	Cutting a Downspout What is the easiest way to cut a downspout which is installed and too close to the ground?

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03-22-2012, 01:52 PM	#2
md2lgyk Member   Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: WV Posts: 2,102	Cutting a Downspout Use a hacksaw.

03-22-2012, 03:35 PM	#3
rjniles A "Handy Husband"     Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Carolina Low Country Posts: 2,932	Cutting a Downspout The problem with cutting it off at the bottom is you remove the crimped end and will have a problem reinstalling the elbow. Take the down spout off the house and cut off the top. Easies way to cut is a fine tooth blade in a chop saw. (I assume we are talking aluminum gutters.) __________________ Location: Coastal South Carolina

03-22-2012, 06:14 PM	#4
kwikfishron Moderator     Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kansas/Oregon Coast Posts: 4,508	Cutting a Downspout You can make your own crimped edge with needle nosed pliers. You grab the edge of the downspout and twist. If you do that a dozen or so times around the perimeter of the cut downspout then you’ll end up with a male end that will work and look clean. __________________ A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words Especially In The DIY Chatroom -NEW MEMBERS- Please include your basic location in your profile. Some of the answers given are specific to a Region or State.

03-22-2012, 09:49 PM	#5
Fix'n it Member   Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far sw sub chicago Posts: 1,793	Cutting a Downspout if it were me. i would use an angle grinder with a cut off wheel on it. and go slow, though it will not take much time. __________________ DIY'er, out of necessity. if i did this for a living, i would make about $3.50 an hour To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. i didn't make this world. i just live in it. be careful of whom you make fun of. one day, that could be you...