This structure can be attached to your downspouts and will work seamlessly with your existing gutters.
Connecting gutter downspout to french drain.
Use a string and 1x2 stakes to lay out the trench.
Pound in two stakes 4 feet from the house and directly in front of each downspout.
That s like 38 trash cans full of water.
We attached the extension directly to the gutter downspout.
So it is not a daylight design but my drain pipe outlets into the middle of the street french drain amidst a large rock field.
So we decided to redo the buried downspouts and replace it with something more like a french drain.
A french drain is actually a network of pipes laid in trenches dug beneath the ground through which water runoff can flow.
So this is solid it s all solid and this is a downspout run and that s just going to be in the french drain system.
Building a french drain.
Can a french drain take in gutter downspout water.
That s a blind inlet guys.
That s what a blind inlet looks like before the stone is put in it.
You can see how to bury a downspout just like we did before it worked but would not recommend it.
We always isolate and separate the roof water from the french drain system.
I rebuilt the outlet with solid pvc rerouted it to the french drain that was built along the edge of my street which is also the lowest point of the property.
Tie the string to the downspout then stretch it out and around all the stakes.
This technique solved the problem but we realized we had no way of cleaning out the pipe.
Gutter drains connecting to foundation drains.
A tv show suggested that instead of the pvc endcap the entrance to the french drain should be a catch basin with a grate and there should be an air gap between the downspout and the grate.
All right so while marcello takes care of the strap on the gutter downspouts and trust me guys when you go to these jobs not all the gutter systems are in the best condition.
They ve had all kinds of crazy things done to them.
When it rains a 2000 sq ft roof gathers 1160 gallons of water in a 1 inch rainfall.