How To Use Underground Gutters

Pound in two stakes 4 feet from the house and directly in front of each downspout.

How to use underground gutters.

An underground drain pipe can become clogged in a variety of ways including leaf buildup or damage to the pipe itself. Gutter downspout drainage is a very important aspect of any landscape drainage design. Buried or underground roof drainage downspout defects clogging overflowing holes corrosion leaks that cause wet basements or crawl areas proper installation of buried downspout extensions proper installation of french drains seepage pits at flat sites gutter downspout defects cause wet basements crawl areas questions answers about installing maintaining repairing buried roof. Use a string and 1x2 stakes to lay out the trench.

With the connection between the extender and the downspout secured and in place you need to use the ditch digger or shovel to cover up the hole. Attach the downspout filter to the downspout. Secure the filter to the house with two screws. 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.

Often sort of an afterthought the downspout is the pipe that takes the water from the gutters and conveys it to the ground. Pull the underground drain which is often a black corrugated plastic pipe away from the end of the downspout. Tie the string to the downspout then stretch it out and around all the stakes. Bury the extender underground.

It will depend on the size of the catch basin you need plus the distance you want to move the water away. Many of these pipes are placed underground to avoid the eyesore of pipes laying on the ground next to your house. I wanted a good way to get rainwater from the roof as far away from the house as possible. Mark the trench line photo by smith baer.

Slide the 45 degree angle joint onto the bottom of the filter using pvc glue to secure it. If however the downspout is nothing but a straight pipe with perhaps a short elbow attached that ends at or above ground level the whole thing is useless because the water is still being dumped around the foundation this time in concentrated spots and the basement. The cost of underground gutter drainage will be different for every home and every location. During a 1 rain event downspouts can drain 100 s of gallons of water.

If you are using a standard size catch basin 9 plus moving the water 10ft away the estimated price of you completing this project yourself would be about 105 this price includes a filter. The hole should completely cover up the extender when covered with the dirt.