The one on the right is a newer down spout from the garage.
French drain connected to gutters.
So as you can see we re getting the roof runoff water is a separate system from our french drain system but we re going to go ahead and we re going to put a pop up right here.
This filter will help to keep the drain from getting clogged from debris from the gutter.
Prior to connecting these two drains the water from the right gutter drain would create a massive puddle on the ground.
And that s how to install underground gutter drainage or also known as a french drain.
In this french drain tips video i cover some common mistakes made when installing drainage lines for gutter downspouts.
The most common way to get runoff away from your lawn and underneath your yard is by constructing a french drain.
That s your perforated pipe with the hole in it.
Often when installing new drainage sy.
That s like 38 trash cans full of water.
Then your downspout pipes run the bachman gold on top of the perforated pipe.
A french drain is actually a network of pipes laid in trenches dug beneath the ground through which water runoff can flow.
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As you can see it s not connected to the foundation drain.
Get the water the heck out of there.
I had always worried that leaves and other debris would come thru the downspout into the french drain and clog it which would be especially troublesome during.
When it rains a 2000 sq ft roof gathers 1160 gallons of water in a 1 inch rainfall.
Begin second downspout photo by smith baer.
This time glue a sanitary t fitting to the pipe end and the other end of its trench.
When we recently had a house built for us the contractor directly connected the downspout into a 6 french drain system with the aluminum downspout screwed into the pvc end cap with a rectangular connector the size of the downspout.
Simple pipe connections with sewer drain pipe fittings.
Always put the blue pipe at the bottom.
Why you don t tie your downspout pipe directly to french drain pipe again high octane at the bottom.
Make another adapter and reducer assembly for the second downspout.
This structure can be attached to your downspouts and will work seamlessly with your existing gutters.
Remember to remove the tape from the basin cover and pop up then place the filter into the basin.
Be sure the curved elbow of the t fitting faces downstream then glue the drainage pipe from the first downspout to the sanitary t fitting.