Installing A Gutter Drain
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Installing a gutter drain. Connect downspout to gutter secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. Underground gutter drainage step 1. The easiest way to dig the. Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.
Cover the tube with fabric. Slip the fabric sock over the tubes leaving a few inches at each end to overlap the. Before digging call 811 to have utility lines marked. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.
If a house settles so that its roof edge or trim and its attached gutters slope away from downspouts either install new gutters with downspouts properly located or reattach gutters so they slope toward existing. Help support our channel by supporting yourself with suggested items below. In 20 ft with no low spots en route to the downspout a gutter will drain. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter.
It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Pound a stake in near. Make sure the tube slopes to drain the. Assemble and place the catch basin.
As long as there is a slight pitch say 1 2 in. Measure the depth of your trench using a line level. Connect the drain tube slope the trench to ensure proper drainage. Now that the trench is dug you can assemble the catch basin.
Snap the sections together. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.