Measure the depth of your trench using a line level.
Installing a gutter drain.
Connect downspout to gutter secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws.
Dig trenches for drainage pipe.
Pound a stake in near.
It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.
Make sure the tube slopes to drain the.
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Assemble and place the catch basin.
Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.
Before digging call 811 to have utility lines marked.
Snap the sections together.
Cover the tube with fabric.
Slip the fabric sock over the tubes leaving a few inches at each end to overlap the.
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.
Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter.
Use needlenosed pliers to.
As long as there is a slight pitch say 1 2 in.
In 20 ft with no low spots en route to the downspout a gutter will drain.
Connect the drain tube slope the trench to ensure proper drainage.
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Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.
Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.