Where the tube passes by the downspout from the gutter we installed a y fitting and drained the roof water from the gutter system directly into the main drainage line.
How to install underground gutter drainage.
This video is a handy guide to installing the underground drainage system by floplast.
Assemble and place the catch basin.
Try to drop the.
To prevent erosion make a rock bed around the end of the tube.
The most important aspect of any underground drainage system is that it must travel from a high point to a low point with a steady slope.
Before digging call 811 to have utility lines marked.
The easiest way to dig the.
Now that the trench is dug you can assemble the catch basin.
Installing a drainage pipe is a fairly labor intensive job unless you have the proper machinery.
This step by step demonstration makes fitting time even quicker whilst.
Underground gutter drainage step 1.
I wanted a good way to get rainwater from the roof as far away from the house as possible.
By connecting a series of pvc pipes underground and hooking them up to your gutter system you can divert the water away from the home and safely into a designated area.
Fasten a piece of pvc 45 degree angle joint to one end of a piece of eight to 10 foot long 4 inch diameter.
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.
Step 1 start from the location of the down spout on the gutter system and mark the desired path of the pvc drainage pipe on the ground using construction marker spray.
This will prevent any pooling from forming at low spots.
Dig trenches for drainage pipe.
How to put downspouts underground.