Installing Ground Gutters

A ground gutter is similar to the french drains familiar to most builders with a few additional components.

Installing ground gutters.

Of the ground and install the last elbow. An alternative is an inground gutter which diverts water away from the foundation wall. Snap the sections together. Length of downspout to make a fold up extension.

Slip the fabric sock over the tubes leaving a few inches at each end to overlap the. Cover the tube with fabric. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. Pound a stake in near.

Rivet all joints including the connection with the outlet. One of the first and most critical parts of installing gutters is creating fall or slope that will ensure that water always moves toward the downspouts. Start by digging a 1 ft. Deep trench around the perimeter of the house.

Make sure the tube slopes to drain the. Deep at the front and pitching 1 4 in. By installing a ground gutter system. For ideal drainage you want about one inch of fall for every 20 feet of travel.

It s out of sight doesn t require any maintenance and is relatively simple to install even as a retrofit. Install two u shaped downspout brackets on the corner of the house one high and one low. Here s how to go about installing them. On this project we started by digging a trench along the foundation wall 12 in.

Measure the depth of your trench using a line level. Finally trim a notch in one end of a 36 in. Per foot toward the back of the house. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.