What You Will Learn

In this chapter, you’ll review the main parts of a downspout and the accessories used on real jobs, how to take accurate measurements to build it correctly, how to assemble a downspout by crimping with needle-nose pliers and fastening with ½-inch zip screws, how to attach the finished downspout securely to the home, and how to build a downspout with a custom ledge-jumper when the layout requires it.