Assemble and place the catch basin.
How to install underground drainage for gutters.
Try to drop the.
Dig the trench along the route you have already decided upon.
I wanted a good way to get rainwater from the roof as far away from the house as possible.
There are a variety of different ways to do this but we recommend building your very own retractable downspout using zip hinge.
Pound in two stakes 4 feet from the house and directly in front of each downspout.
The drainage pipe needs to be set in a trench.
Fasten a piece of pvc 45 degree angle joint to one end of a piece of eight to 10 foot long 4 inch diameter.
Install an in ground drainage system start digging.
Before installing gutters rainwater from the roof fell to the ground and didn t flow anywhere before soaking in to the soil hence large spring rains lead to water in the basement.
First score around the knock out hole.
Before digging call 811 to have utility lines marked.
The trench needs to be eight to 10 inches wide and about 18 inches deep.
When it s installed correctly a perforated drainage pipe is an effective solution to problems with standing water or excessive ground water near a building s foundation.
Place other stakes spaced 8 feet apart in between.
Use a string and 1x2 stakes to lay out the trench.
Install the dry well.
The easiest way to dig the.
Tie the string to the downspout then stretch it out and around all the stakes.
Connect the drain.
It s fairly easy to install.
Underground gutter drainage step 1.
Drainage pipes are commonly used to move rainwater from gutters away from a house or to drain wet areas in low spots of the yard.
How to put downspouts underground.
Simply cut your gutter extender at a 45 degree angle and connect it to your downspout with the zip hinge and 8 screws.
Dig a trench eight to 10 feet long 12 to 14 inches deep and about six inches wide for each of the downspouts on your house.
Dig a hole deep enough to accommodate your dry well and the overflow tube.
Knock out the drainage ports in the sides of the dry well.
Haul away most of the dirt.