How To Bury Gutter Downspouts

On the flip side burying drain pipe is more work intensive but it s a guaranteed way to keep water away.

How to bury gutter downspouts.

On the house i used downspout adapters with leaf guards. Repeat the similar procedure for the other end of the angle to connect it to the ground pipe. Take your sheet metal screws i found them in the gutter section at our local hardware store and drill them into the connector and the gutter. The end of the trench next to the house will be 18 inches deep and the far end will be 30 inches deep.

To avoid these problems bury your gutter downspout and direct the storm water flow away from your house. Dig a trench along the desired route of the drain pipe. Weisman recommends extending the trench at least 8 feet from the downspout if there s available space. Start laying your drain pipe by attaching a 90 degree angle pipe to the gutter downspout.

Gutter downspouts that drain freely into a splash tray beside your house can cause serious water damage including flooding your crawl space or basement. Dig a sloping trench from your downspout to a point 8 feet away. Besides making sure the slope is correct you ll want to make sure the pipe run ends in a good location. Since my in ground pipe ran right past the garage i had the garage downspout dump in as well.

We suggest topping the pipe off with a pop up emitter. Cover the inside of the fitting with pvc cement and push it into the lower end of the gutter downspout. Dig the trench 15 inches wide down the entire length. Use your tape measure to periodically check of the width and depth of the trench.

The most difficult part is digging the trench. In the pictures you can see how i connect the downspouts to my pvc system. Have your downspout extension and connector together then place on your gutter.