How to redirect rain off a roof 1.
How to redirect very strong rain roof runoff.
Installing a sheet metal rain diverter on a roof.
Gutters are a common way to handle rain running off a roof but if your house doesn t have gutters you can still keep rainwater away from doors by installing a rain diverter.
Use sheet metal screws to secure the extension to the elbow.
Use pliers to bend the end of the downspout as needed to get a tight fit.
Fill it with gravel to slow the runoff and allow the water to seep into the soil.
Add a longer section to the end of the downspout to keep water away from the house.
Attach a metal downspout extension of at least 5 feet 1 524 meters to the other end of the elbow.
Place a piece of standard metal drip edge onto a table or between a pair of sawhorses.
Turn it upside down so the.
Use corrugated plastic tubing to direct overflow away from the foundation of your home.
An overflow device allows excess water to escape when the barrel or cistern is full.
3 use the water that drains off your roof.
You can extend the flow of water out of the downspout even more with a rock channel.
Score the surface of the drip edge with 80 grit sandpaper.
This is done to give the paint a better surface to adhere.
A downspout can be connected to one or more rain barrel s.
The clark county extension recommends using french drains to divert roof rain water to ponds or a perforated pipe system to slow the water flow.
You can also use a plastic downspout extension of the same size.
Last week i talked a bit about how a green roof is one way to help manage stormwater runoff.
Paint the drip edge.
A rain diverter is a specially made piece of metal flashing available at home improvement centers that is used to divert rainwater away from a doorway.
Rather rain barrels are most useful as an addition to other stormwater controls.
Extend downspouts if the rainwater tends to pool near your downspouts consider extending them to lead the water away from the affected area.
A 1 000 square foot roof can produce more than 600 gallons 2 271 2 l of runoff for every 1 of rain that falls on it.