Install Gutter Drainage Pipe
For the garage i used a downspout adapter without a leaf guard since there aren t trees close enough for that gutter to get clogged up.
Install gutter drainage pipe. Now that the trench is dug you can assemble the catch basin. Line the trench with a couple of inches of gravel and level it off. Start from the location of the down spout on the gutter system and mark the desired path of the pvc drainage pipe on the ground using construction marker spray. Pour a bag of pea gravel into the hole.
Mark the clip bracket fixing holes and screw one screw into the wood for the chalk line. If you are using open drainage pipe line the trench over the gravel with filter fabric. Installation of gutter drain including downspout and hdpe triple wall pipe. If there is a drain that needs to be connected to at the beginning of the trench be sure to connect it.
Step 2 use a small sledgehammer to install stakes every four feet along the trench. Cover the tube with fabric. Dig a hole two to three feet deep under the end of the sewer pipe using handheld posthole diggers. Step 2 begin at the very end of where the drainage will end and set the depth on the trencher to 16 inches.
Make sure the tube slopes to drain the. This provides drainage for the water that runs off the. To do this i cut the black corrugated pipe added a t and aimed the pipe upwards to the downspout. Dig trenches for drainage pipe.
At the side furthest from the drain hold a gutter clip bracket against the fascia board in a position where if the gutter was present it would be just below the edge of the roof tiles. Slip the fabric sock over the tubes leaving a few inches at each end to overlap the. Assemble and place the catch basin. Underground gutter drainage step 1.
Dig a trench roughly twice the width of the drainage pipe and at least 2 feet deep with a shovel. Since my in ground pipe ran right past the garage i had the garage downspout dump in as well. Connect the drain tube slope the trench to ensure proper drainage. Measure the depth of your trench using a line level.
Cut out roots as needed so the pipe can be placed straight or only slightly curved in the trench. Reels of the closed system can be simply unrolled into the trench.