How To Bury A Gutter Drain Pipe
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Depending on the trench length and more important the type of soil digging the trench with a shovel can range from relatively easy to downright impossible.
How to bury a gutter drain pipe. The trench should end at least 6 to 8 feet away from the home. Dig a trench about 6 inches wider than the drain pipe you plan to bury and dig the hole deep enough so that the drainpipe sits 3 inches below grade. To do this i cut the black corrugated pipe added a t and aimed the pipe upwards to the downspout. Start laying your drain pipe by attaching a 90 degree angle pipe to the gutter downspout.
We then fill up with more gravel. Cover with soil and plant lawn over it. Besides making sure the slope is correct you ll want to make sure the pipe run ends in a good location. Lay the downspout drain pipe in the trench.
Continue until you have completed the trench. Step 2 lay two inches of gravel inside the trench. Weisman recommends extending the trench at least 8 feet from the downspout if there s available space. We use the builders gravel in the bottom wrap shade cloth or bidem around the pipe so that it does not clog then lay the pipe on the gravel floor.
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. Since my in ground pipe ran right past the garage i had the garage downspout dump in as well. Make the trench the same width as the downspout pipe and about 12 inches deep. If your yard is flat or doesn t naturally have the desired slope dig the trench deeper as it extends away from the house to create the slope.
The trench should be at least 6 inches wide and slope down slightly 1 to 2 inches per length of pipe so water drains away from the downspouts. On the flip side burying drain pipe is more work intensive but it s a guaranteed way to keep water away. Dig a trench along the desired route of the drain pipe. Dig a 14 inch trench where you plan to run your corrugated drainage pipe.
Repeat the similar procedure for the other end of the angle to connect it to the ground pipe.