How To Put In A Gutter Drain

These drains are attached to the end of a pipe that runs underneath the surface of your yard.

How to put in a gutter drain.

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Connect the end cap s to the gutter using silicone sealant and screws. Here are the steps to installing a pop up gutter drain system. Help support our channel by supporting yourself with suggested items below. We completed part 1 of a large project for one of our lawn care customers.

Dig a hole underneath your gutter downspout and place a catch basin in the hole. 10 gutter and downspout runoff drainage tips 1. Screw a drain cover over the end of the tubing as it approaches daylight to keep critters out. Inspect clear out your gutters regularly.

Twice in the fall and before spring. 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. Where the tube passes by the downspout from the gutter we installed a y fitting and drained the roof water from the gutter system directly into the main drainage line. To prevent erosion make a rock bed around the end of the tube.

Try to drop the depth of the trench at least 1 8 inch per foot to help. Downspouts on gutters that drain large roof areas or if you live in an area with torrential rains. Their biggest concern was water running off the roof draining through the foundat. Slope long gutter runs 40 feet or more down both directions from the middle and put a downspout on each end.

While this temporarily holds the cap in place drill another 1 8 inch 0 32 cm diameter hole and attach a pop rivet into it. Hold the cap in place and insert a single sheet metal screw into its hole. How to install a pop up gutter drain.