How To Make Ground Gutters

Per foot toward the back of the house.

How to make ground gutters.

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. The trench is 24 in. See more ideas about landscape design gutters landscape. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva installs an alternative to a gutter when a traditional one does not work.

The easiest way to dig the. I wanted a good way to get rainwater from the roof as far away from the house as possible. Now that the trench is dug you can assemble the catch basin. Before digging call 811 to have utility lines marked.

This procedure is very similar to the one used in making the rain gutter. Use tin snips to cut out the rectangle. On this project we started by digging a trench along the foundation wall 12 in. 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.

Underground gutter drainage step 1. Subscribe to this old house. 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. Set the dry well in place.

Assemble and place the catch basin. Lower the dry well into the hole after wrapping the sides with a special silt blocking landscape fabric. Wide enough to catch rain falling from the eaves. A ground gutter is similar to the french drains familiar to most builders with a few additional components.