Use a string and 1x2 stakes to lay out the trench.
How to install gutters underground.
Lay out the trench photo by smith baer.
Underground gutter drainage step 1.
Use an electric drill to create a 3 16 inch 0 48 cm diameter hole into the front side of the gutter.
Secure the gutters to the fascia brackets using machine screws.
Try to drop the.
Read on to learn how to expend your downspout in 10 steps.
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.
Dig trenches for drainage pipe.
Then hold a second elbow against the corner of the house in line with the first elbow.
Set the dry well in place.
How to put downspouts underground.
Measure the distance between these fittings and cut a short length of downspout to join the allowing for about 1 1 2 in.
The easiest way to dig the.
It s typically done in three phases.
Of insertion on one end.
Afterward insert a 1 inch 2 5 cm 8 32 stainless steel machine screw through the hole and cap it with a flanged nut to secure the gutter to the bracket.
Now that the trench is dug you can assemble the catch basin.
Installing drainage pipe is a straightforward job that any homeowner can handle.
Lower the dry well into the hole after wrapping the sides with a special silt blocking landscape fabric.
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.
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.
Assemble and place the catch basin.
Start by pushing the female end of a downspout elbow onto the first outlet fitting.
Before digging call 811 to have utility lines marked.