Cut a piece of pvc pipe to that measurement.
How to install rain gutter drainage.
Fill the hole with the stone.
Apply pvc cement to the outside of each end of the cut pipe and to the inside of the elbow and adapter.
Flip the pot upside down and drill a few drainage holes with a masonry drill.
For every 10 feet of gutter from this measurement and mark this distance at the low end of the gutter run.
To prevent erosion make a rock bed around the end of the tube.
Set a rain barrel on top of the concrete pavers.
You ll also need enough fascia brackets which hold up the gutter to place one every 32 inches along the roof.
Decide where the rain chain will be hung and install a downspout outlet in the gutter in the desired location.
Use wood stakes and string to mark where you should dig in a straight line.
Measure and record the distance from the bottom of the fascia board to this nail.
Attach a short length of downspout to the underside of the diverter.
Below the shingles on the high side of the gutter run.
Set two 2 inch thick concrete pavers on the ground directly below the downspout outlet.
Dig a hole slightly wider than the width of your pot and at least 6 deep directly underneath the downspout outlet.
The easiest way to dig the path of the drain is to lay out the materials catch basin and pipe.
Then using a shovel dig your trench.
To make the french drain work the pipe needs to be sloped away from the starting point.
When installing gutters set the proper slope by driving a nail 1 2 in.
Screw a drain cover over the end of the tubing as it approaches daylight to keep critters out.
To install rain gutters first you ll need to measure the length of the roof you re working with and then purchase that many feet of gutter material from a home improvement store.