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.
How to bury a gutter drain.
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.
Make the trench the same width as the downspout pipe and about 12 inches deep.
Dig a trench along the desired route of the drain pipe.
Repeat the similar procedure for the other end of the angle to connect it to the ground pipe.
Step 2 lay two inches of gravel inside the trench.
The trench should end at least 6 to 8 feet away from the home.
Rainfall runoff from the downspout will first fill the hole you filled with pea gravel.
Cover the inside of the fitting with pvc cement and push it into the lower end of the gutter downspout.
Dig a 14 inch trench where you plan to run your corrugated drainage pipe.
We found it was easier to drill a hole through just the plastic connector then screws on.
The most difficult part is digging the trench.
Any excess will flow up.
I wanted a good way to get rainwater from the roof as far away from the house as possible.
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.
Start laying your drain pipe by attaching a 90 degree angle pipe to the gutter downspout.
After the utilities mark the buried lines on your property map out a route for the drain pipe that s connected to the downspout so that the water drains to daylight.
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Buried drain pipe on the flip side burying drain pipe is more work intensive but it s a guaranteed way to keep water away.
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Adjust the t connector so that the top side with the drain is flush with the ground.