Underground gutter drainage step 1.
Installing a gutter drain.
In 20 ft with no low spots en route to the downspout a gutter will drain.
Assemble and place the catch basin.
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Dig trenches for drainage pipe.
The easiest way to dig the.
Use needlenosed pliers to.
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Snap the sections together.
Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.
Cover the tube with fabric.
Slip the fabric sock over the tubes leaving a few inches at each end to overlap the.
Connect the drain tube slope the trench to ensure proper drainage.
Now that the trench is dug you can assemble the catch basin.
Make sure the tube slopes to drain the.
Pound a stake in near.
If a house settles so that its roof edge or trim and its attached gutters slope away from downspouts either install new gutters with downspouts properly located or reattach gutters so they slope toward existing.
As long as there is a slight pitch say 1 2 in.
Measure the depth of your trench using a line level.
Before digging call 811 to have utility lines marked.
Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter.
Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.
It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.