Wide enough to catch rain falling from the eaves.
How to make ground gutters.
This procedure is very similar to the one used in making the rain gutter.
Lower the dry well into the hole after wrapping the sides with a special silt blocking landscape fabric.
Underground gutter drainage step 1.
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.
On this project we started by digging a trench along the foundation wall 12 in.
Before digging call 811 to have utility lines marked.
A ground gutter is similar to the french drains familiar to most builders with a few additional components.
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Now that the trench is dug you can assemble the catch basin.
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.
Use tin snips to cut out the rectangle.
Deep at the front and pitching 1 4 in.
As seen in photo 1 take an aluminum panel short ones are great for the straps and with the marker layout a rectangle 4 inches 102 mm wide and 20 inches 508 mm long as seen in photo 2.
The trench is 24 in.
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Assemble and place the catch basin.
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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.