The trench needs to be eight to 10 inches wide and about 18 inches deep.
How to install underground drainage for gutters.
Connect the drain.
Dig trenches for drainage pipe.
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.
It s fairly easy to install.
First score around the knock out hole.
The easiest way to dig the.
Use a string and 1x2 stakes to lay out the trench.
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 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.
The drainage pipe needs to be set in a trench.
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.
Now that the trench is dug you can assemble the catch basin.
Try to drop the.
Place other stakes spaced 8 feet apart in between.
How to put downspouts underground.
Haul away most of the dirt.
Before digging call 811 to have utility lines marked.
Dig a hole deep enough to accommodate your dry well and the overflow tube.
Fasten a piece of pvc 45 degree angle joint to one end of a piece of eight to 10 foot long 4 inch diameter.
Knock out the drainage ports in the sides of the dry well.
Tie the string to the downspout then stretch it out and around all the stakes.
Install the dry well.
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.
Pound in two stakes 4 feet from the house and directly in front of each downspout.
Install an in ground drainage system start digging.
There are a variety of different ways to do this but we recommend building your very own retractable downspout using zip hinge.
Assemble and place the catch basin.