Use a string and 1x2 stakes to lay out the trench.
Diy gutter downspout away from house.
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Remove the string and.
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Sprinkle flour from a can along the string to mark the trench line.
Lay out the trench.
Dig a trench eight to 10 feet long 12 to 14 inches deep and about six inches wide for each of the downspouts on your house.
Clean gutters regularly to keep rainwater flowing freely.
Use longer extensions to make sure you re getting all that water away from your home.
This one s a popular solution for a few good reasons.
Mark the trench line.
2 of these elbows when used together as illustrated form an offset of several inches in the downspout.
Pound in two stakes 4 feet from the house.
Professional installation of metal gutters usually involves specialized equipment used to form gutters from sheet metal at the job site.
Here in quebec everyone just dump it 1 2feet away from their foundation.
If using a splash block at end of downspout be sure the splash block and ground upon which it rests slope.
How to extend your downspout step 1.
Finally if water is being retained in addition to the ground because of subsurface rock which will not permit the water to drain heavier equipment will be asked to excavate the drainage trenches.
Dig a trench even though you ve moved water away from the house your work isn t done.
Try to drop the depth of the trench at least 1 8 inch per foot to help.
The crimp in downspouts and elbows usually makes mastic or caulk unnecessary at the joints.
Use square elbows when a turn is required to pull the downspout toward or away from the house.
To be safe aim for a 4 foot minimum extension away from a downspout.
Funny how must people the one that have gutter dont even drain away from their house.
By installing a gutter and a couple of downspouts the water is channeled away from that troublesome trench and diverted across the yard and away from the house walls.
Eventually you may want to consider placing a permanent splash block underneath the downspout but a removable downspout allows you to take it away if necessary.
Splash blocks help to direct the water onto the lawn and away from the house.