Rate my gutter downspout.

[dlundblad]

Does this downspout look bad?

We had a covered porch added onto our house. A 48x16 L shape. 8 feet deep. 6 fiberglass pillars. The gutters were installed by the contractor’s gutter guy and this is what I came home to. I’m told there’s no other way.

I would assume they make some sort of downspout bender that could do a ~3.5” offset.

What say all ye?

 

[dlundblad]

Another photo.

 

[tbm5690]

Hot garbage. Two elbows would allow for the bend, or run the downspout down further and use a corrugated to make the turn closer to the slab.

3 out of 10.

 

[dishdude]

That's pathetic! I would make them redo that properly. That looks something a homeowner that isn't very handy would do.

 

[I<3oil]

Uhhhhh yeah….


https://www.guttersupply.com/p/rectangular-downspout-offsets

 

[dlundblad]

That's pathetic! I would make them redo that properly. That looks something a homeowner that isn't very handy would do.

Looks like i had one too many beers and it was starting to rain.

 

[cptbarkey]

I'm not a gutter expert, but after a bit of research with french drains I learned they make flexible tubing that would have worked much better, along with proper fittings for a clean look.

 

[Rand]

Those look like my gutters that are 30 years old and got wrestled with a few times.

 

[ripcord]

A plus for functionality. Meh, for esthetics.

 

[opus1]

I worked at a place that had a technical term for that sort of work - "ticky-tacky" Not professional IMHO.

Found this online - there are several different offsets depending on how far away from the wall you need to have the downspout move.

 

[thastinger]

If only someone had thought to make something like below...then you could put 2 of them together

https://www.amazon.com/VYH-Downspou...288b34530f98d4c7f928ac55993&gad_source=1&th=1

 

[shortyb]

Should hire my gutter guy:

 

[Rand]

offset gutter pieces on amazon 13$ might be cheaper somewhere else but shipping...

 

[Bottom_Feeder]

That looks terrible. Just because he didn't have any of the right elbows in his truck does not equal 'there's no other way'.

The too-shallow PVC drain pipe looks sketchy also.

 

[dlundblad]

That looks terrible. Just because he didn't have any of the right elbows in his truck does not equal 'there's no other way'.

The too-shallow PVC drain pipe looks sketchy also.

I wish it was a tad deeper, but it can use some backfill too. No gutters, erosion etc.

 

[PontiacHO]

If you yet to pay them then there’s your leverage.

 

[GRUMPYDUDE2]

Looks like i had one too many beers and it was starting to rain.

 

[SHOZ]

I saw a contractor do that on a YouTube video....

 

[burbguy82]

Dont pay them until they do it right, terrible job

.05 out of 10 for a professional installer, maybe 5 of 10 for a novice home owner.

 

[AZjeff]

There's a word for that: janky. Have you taken a close look at the rest of the gutter job?