Gutter downspout location question

6 years ago

I was thinking of moving the bottom middle downspout (the one

next to the door) to the front driveway column. It would be down the side of that column. Or possibly moving it towards the window and putting a rain chain there. Like this nautical one since it is a new jersey shore beach house (http://www.rainchains.com/2994-NauticalCups.html).

Or we can leave where it is and just put landscaping around it. The foundation is going to be painted white anyway for now.

So what is the best aesthetic option.......

1. Keep where it is, and put the landscape around bottom.

2. Move it to the driveway side of the front column (on the side of column)

3. Move it closer to the window and put the nautical rain chain there with landscaping around the bottom.

Thanks so much.

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ptreckel
6 years ago
Joe, downspouts should not be a “feature” of your home’s appearance. I would paint out ALL of your downspouts that are positioned over your beautiful blue siding BLUE so that they blend in and are invisible. I won’t weigh in on where your downspout should be located. If it is placed near the white post on your front porch (and remains white), then your gutter needs to be slanted in that direction. But that placement won’t be the most aesthetic placement for the downspout as it will detract from the post. Curious....it appears that the electrical feeds on the side of your home are painted blue, correct? They disappear. So should your downspouts. There are those on this site who will, I am sure, weigh in on where your downspouts should be located to maximize their efficiency. But don’t you have in-ground outlets into which they will drain already in place? Just asking....
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Yardvaark
6 years ago
If it makes sense to drain toward the drive (if the grade flows that way) then I'd move the downspout to the outer corner column and rehang the gutter to pitch to it. I'm confident about downspouts, but know nothing about rain chains. If they splash, I wouldn't use.l Also agree that downspouts should be camouflaged to the background color of whatever they're attached to.
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Virgil Carter Fine Art
6 years ago
Move to left by column.

Make sure it will drain away from foundations. Add a continuous leaf guard to the gutter. Add splash blocks on all other downspouts.
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houssaon
6 years ago
Rain chains work fine. They do need a catch basin.
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