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How to install gutters underground.
Read on to learn how to expend your downspout in 10 steps.
I wanted a good way to get rainwater from the roof as far away from the house as possible.
The easiest way to dig the.
Fasten a piece of pvc 45 degree angle joint to one end of a piece of eight to 10 foot long 4 inch diameter.
Use a string and 1x2 stakes to lay out the trench.
Before digging call 811 to have utility lines marked.
Afterward insert a 1 inch 2 5 cm 8 32 stainless steel machine screw through the hole and cap it with a flanged nut to secure the gutter to the bracket.
Digging the trench laying the pipe and backfilling with soil.
Now that the trench is dug you can assemble the catch basin.
Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting.
Lower the dry well into the hole after wrapping the sides with a special silt blocking landscape fabric.
Lay out the trench photo by smith baer.
Installing drainage pipe is a straightforward job that any homeowner can handle.
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.
Set the dry well in place.
How to put downspouts underground.
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.
Underground gutter drainage step 1.
It s typically done in three phases.
Assemble and place the catch basin.
Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow.
Secure the gutters to the fascia brackets using machine screws.
To tuck the fabric under the dry well top cover loosen the screws push an inch of fabric under the cover then re tighten the screws.
Dig trenches for drainage pipe.