Bury Your Gutter Downspout

A tutorial on how to bury a gutter downspout to move water away from the house.

Bury your gutter downspout.

You can hire a professional to dig a trench and bury a drain pipe for about 12 to 25 a foot. And if you know my husband he was a home insurance adjuster for 5 years and worries about lots of possible losses. My solution to this problem was to ignore them as much as possible and just keep digging. Start laying your drain pipe by attaching a 90 degree angle pipe to the gutter downspout.

All of our gutters do not do a very good job of getting the water away from the house. To avoid these problems bury your gutter downspout and direct the storm water flow away from your house. If your yard is sloped away from the house then the slope of your trench should end at least 12 inches lower than the beginning. Some homeowners use gutter splash pans or downspout extensions to move the water away.

Expect to pay more if the route is obstructed by tree roots or pavement. This will really get the neighbors asking questions as it will look like your goal is to destroy your yard. Repeat the similar procedure for the other end of the angle to connect it to the ground pipe. I ended up digging about 120 long in 4 hours.

However there are many good reasons why people might bury a downspout. Aug 29 2012 by matthew stock with don sulda. Most homeowners know it s important to move water that is discharged by their downspouts away from their foundations if they want to avoid seepage in the basement. Cover the inside of the fitting with pvc cement and push it into the lower end of the gutter downspout.

Before burying your gutter downspout check with your. Why a landscaper shouldn t install underground downspout extensions. In this instance be sure that the drain is buried under at least 4 6 inches of soil to keep it from freezing when filled with water causing a backup into the downspout and possible damage to your gutters.