Dig a trench for the downspout extension.
How to run rain gutters underground.
Since it is thin aluminum.
Rain gutters play an essential role in collecting roof runoff during a storm.
Dig trenches for drainage pipe.
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.
Downspout extensions will help your downspouts direct water to a specific place away from your home s foundation.
Before digging call 811 to have utility lines marked.
Try to drop the.
Bury your gutter downspouts.
Don t glue this joint.
Fasten a piece of pvc 45 degree angle joint to one end of a piece of eight to 10 foot long 4 inch diameter.
If that water isn t carried far enough away from the house you risk damage to your foundation or basement.
Attach the drainage pop up emitter.
The easiest way to dig the path of the drain is to.
Assemble and place the catch basin.
About an hour after finishing my gutter project this summer i tripped over one of the downspouts.
Then proceed down the trench to the first turn lay in a 90 degree elbow and cut a length of pipe to fit between it and the assembly at the downspout.
How to put downspouts underground.
Gently insert the downspout adapter and reducer assembly into the pipe protruding from the elbow after slipping the adapter onto the downspout.