Installing Gutter Drains

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Installing gutter drains.

The process to install underground gutter drainage to move water away from the foundation of a home also known as a french drain. When you re up there installing you don t want to have to measure every ten seconds. Measure the fascia to determine the length of the gutter. Use a gutter piece with a pre installed outlet to skip this step.

Screw a drain cover over the end of the tubing as it approaches daylight to keep critters out. A gutter s purpose is to move water from a roof to the desired location but usually this is right by the foundation of a home. Secure the gutter to the bracket with a 1 inch long 8 32 stainless steel machine screw and flanged nut. Rotate the gutter upward until its back edge slips into the hooks at the top of the back of the brackets as shown.

Learn other downspout extender solutions here. Angle the chisel 45 degrees from the gutter and firmly hit the end with a hammer. Something that can be very damaging to the foundation of a home is exterior water. Apply gutter sealant to an end cap then press the cap onto one end of the gutter.

Where the tube passes by the downspout from the gutter we installed a y fitting and drained the roof water from the gutter system directly into the main drainage line. Before you start mark the slope angle for the water to run with a chalk line to make the job much easier. Help support our channel by supporting yourself with suggested items below. To prevent erosion make a rock bed around the end of the tube.

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Secure the end cap to the gutter with a crimping tool. Place the gutter face down on 2 scraps of wood for support while you chisel the starter hole. Use a chisel and hammer to create a v shaped start hole. Simply cut your gutter extender at a 45 degree angle and connect it to your downspout with the zip hinge and 8 screws.

Snap a chalk line across the fascia creating the proper pitch toward the downspout end. Through the screw mounting hole in each bracket drill a 3 16 inch diameter hole in the front edge of the gutter. Route the water into a storm drain or dry well.