Set the dry well in place.
How to make ground gutters.
Wide enough to catch rain falling from the eaves.
Deep at the front and pitching 1 4 in.
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The trench is 24 in.
I wanted a good way to get rainwater from the roof as far away from the house as possible.
Now that the trench is dug you can assemble the catch basin.
A ground gutter is similar to the french drains familiar to most builders with a few additional components.
This procedure is very similar to the one used in making the rain gutter.
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.
The easiest way to dig the.
Lower the dry well into the hole after wrapping the sides with a special silt blocking landscape fabric.
Underground gutter drainage step 1.
Before digging call 811 to have utility lines marked.
Use tin snips to cut out the rectangle.
Dig trenches for drainage pipe.
Ask this old house general contractor tom silva installs an alternative to a gutter when a traditional one does not work.
On this project we started by digging a trench along the foundation wall 12 in.
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Per foot toward the back of the house.
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