Use the downspout to redirect runoff and help prevent garden erosion and foundation damage.
Gutter downspout over sidewalk.
In colder climates water from gutters draining onto a sidewalk entranceway can be dangerous as the water will freeze making a slip and fall hazard.
I have two downspouts whose discharge i need to get past a sidewalk.
Sometimes water pools under your.
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This durable downspout is maintenance free and has uv stabilizers to help prevent uv light degradation.
How to reroute or relocate downspouts.
When the downspout is up water spills on the sidewalk and depending on the temperature i live in canada that water freezes and becomes like a sheet of ice therefore dangerous for people that come visit us delivery man etc.
Whether you re trying to hook up a pop up emitter on your curb or are trying to extend a downspout beneath pavers into your yard keep reading to learn how to run drain pipe under a sidewalk or walkway.
Many times the roof design of the house requires a downspout in an inconvenient location.
How to redirect rainwater from a downspout.
Our house has a downspout that falls right on the top of the main sidewalk in front of the house.
If you are investing in a concrete or paving stone patio or driveway it is worth spending a bit extra to relocate or reroute your gutter downspouts this could involve something as simple and inexpensive as installing rain barrels or it could be a more in depth approach such as running your drainage under your hardscape.
Pinkythepig has one solution a trench drain in the sidewalk which is pretty easily done.
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Currently for each gutter corrugated tubing is run underground under the sidewalk for approximately 20 feet where it discharges out the side of the hill approximately 18 inches lower than where it began it s not a steep hill.
As rainwater falls from the roof of your house into the gutters downspouts empty the gutters by collecting the rainwater and directing it away from the house.
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Sidewalks patios and driveways pose special problems for gutter drainage.
Do not run the water into the landscaped bed next to the house or your next post will be about a wet basement.
There are a couple of easy do it yourself methods for boring a hole underneath an area of sidewalk.
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