In the last days our
Marathon, I realized that if i wanted to catch my flight back to NYC something had to wait - something that was not critical (and something that would not leak or cause any trouble) had to be put on the back burner for when there would be more time. I ended up deciding to hold off on installing the downspout for the gutter that would be located over our
(now reclaimed) balcony.
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| The completed dormer...but no downspout for the new gutter |
Of course...it turned out that not having that downspout did cause a leak! Before we
reclaimed the balcony it was full of debris - and because the downspout was letting water fall onto the balcony, the water ended up pooling as it could not drain properly (with over a ton of debris in the way!). Of course right where it decided to pool, was exactly where there was a hole in the old flashing around the balcony door....so the water leaked into the building's stairway ceiling. Since I was not around, our local handyman came to the rescue (again!!!) He determined what was causing the leak and cleared a path to allow the water to drain, while "Aglaya" temporarily patched the hole in the flashing...
Because of this little incident, installing the downspout became a priority. We had to order a proper ladder in order to do this task safely, but
once it arrived I was pleased to learn that I would actually be able to
reach the gutter! The actual work was relatively simple: locating where the pipes would
run, setting the angles, cutting the existing downspout to the correct length, drilling holes for the anchors, cutting the new pipes to length and then finally
installing the pipes...
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| After some geometry, the existing downspout is cut to the correct length |
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| Setting the angle for the pipe |
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| Positioning the pipes so they aligned |
