Gutter Elephant Ears

Currently there is a diverter moved a little way up the.

Gutter elephant ears.

They are what post 2 describes. Drill rivet holes for the gutter splash guard. You need what are called elephant ears. Apr 8 2015 explore all season gutters s board splash blocks for downspouts on pinterest.

Eagle 1 rain gutter valley splash guards 2 splash guards per order includes 20 free screws and 1 4 bit driver almond 4 3 out of 5 stars 63 29 95 29. With pert ears and characteristic fluffy tail jolly the squirrel aids water from your downspout divert onto your lawn to keep it from damaging your foundation in a gutter sculpture that s among the most decorative architectural art we ve seen. I think that would be awesome. Our gutters and downspouts are oversized and covered with professionally installed mesh guards.

You can find these precut gutter splash guards about 3 in brown and white aluminum at a home center but you could easily make your own out of aluminum or sheet metal and spray paint them to match your gutters. I brought the entire plant inside to winter as a houseplant the flowers appeared 10 days after taking it outside about may 1 to a sunny location. See more ideas about splash blocks downspout garden projects. Holes through the splash guard and the gutter.

I haven t had the plant a year yet. Any sheet metal roofing or gutter person should be able to do them. Also known as elephant trunk. An added piece that sticks up from the edge of the gutter at the inside corner right below the valley.

K style gutter leaf guards half round gutter leaf guards screens hybrids covers hoods filters aluminum gutter leaf guards copper gutter leaf guards steel gutter leaf guards filter flow gutter filter. The metal roof forms a valley where one roof meets another. Numerous people have tried ideas but none have worked. Also at first when i read what greensage said about planting elephant ears or certain kinds of grass under the drip line at first i questioned it.

I live in zone 7 central virginia and have an elephant ear with two flowers. The flowers are white a. Our house has 4 big valleys and the water wants to do the same thing on all of them. But no one thought to put down rocks under our drip line.

This valley shoots rain in a flume during our frequently heavy downpours. Seeyou mar 18 2004 01 44pm 6 i dont have any pictures handy but i make two 45 degree miters rather than one 90 degree miter at inside corners where water jumping the gutter is a potential problem.