These will help provide a natural solution to your drainage problems.
Rain gutter under sidewalk.
I have a rain gutter whose downspout empties onto my driveway resulting in black mildew on the concrete.
Home centers sell a gutter apron in 10 ft.
However for this one i would need to go under the front sidewalk.
Usually the sidewalk will parallel the face of the house and there s an island in there.
I have two downspouts whose discharge i need to get past a sidewalk.
Your home s main gutter system gathers rainwater from the roof line and controls its path down the house to ground.
This will help to prevent clogs and overflowing drains.
On other downspouts i have extended the lines under garden beds and out into the lawn.
Start by making sure the gutters are clean.
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.
It rolls out when it.
So i do feel a little better that roofwater from the house which used to end up on the lawn and now goes to the storm sewer is at least offset a little by my rain barrel.
And the issue is often complicated by downspouts on the residence that do not pipe away the rain gutter water from the property.
But the water could still puddle next to.
The gutter apron will prevent the dripping.
How to reroute or relocate downspouts.
As part of my guttering project i also guttered the garage and connected a rain barrel to that gutter.
A cross sidewalk drain csd is designed to carry away rainwater from down spouts safely and discreetly across the sidewalk driveway or patio.
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.
Think about your rain gutters as a total system.
How to clean underground gutter drains.
Gutters should be replaced every 25 30 years or so.
You can also go under the sidewalk and put in a pipe and.
Turn your problem into an advantage by creating a rain garden to manage water runoff.
You don t need me to remind you that cleaning gutters twice a year is a must.