There are a variety of different ways to do this but we recommend building your very own retractable downspout using zip hinge.
How to install underground drainage for gutters.
First score around the knock out hole.
Install an in ground drainage system start digging.
Drainage pipes are commonly used to move rainwater from gutters away from a house or to drain wet areas in low spots of the yard.
It s fairly easy to install.
The trench needs to be eight to 10 inches wide and about 18 inches deep.
Now that the trench is dug you can assemble the catch basin.
Dig the trench along the route you have already decided upon.
Install the dry well.
When you re ready to start the trench you can save the sod by cutting it out with a machete.
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.
Place other stakes spaced 8 feet apart in between.
Try to drop the.
Dig a hole deep enough to accommodate your dry well and the overflow tube.
How to put downspouts underground.
Knock out the drainage ports in the sides of the dry well.
Pound in two stakes 4 feet from the house and directly in front of each downspout.
Underground gutter drainage step 1.
Connect the drain.
Before digging call 811 to have utility lines marked.
Dig trenches for drainage pipe.
Fasten a piece of pvc 45 degree angle joint to one end of a piece of eight to 10 foot long 4 inch diameter.
I wanted a good way to get rainwater from the roof as far away from the house as possible.
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.
When it s installed correctly a perforated drainage pipe is an effective solution to problems with standing water or excessive ground water near a building s foundation.
Tie the string to the downspout then stretch it out and around all the stakes.
Assemble and place the catch basin.
Simply cut your gutter extender at a 45 degree angle and connect it to your downspout with the zip hinge and 8 screws.
Haul away most of the dirt.