How to Run Downspouts Under a Sidewalk When downspouts are installed correctly, they direct water away from your home's foundation and protect it from flooding and costly damage. But what if there are obstacles in the way of the discharge path, like a sidewalk? You may think the best option is to avoid the sidewalk altogether [...]
Buried downspouts can provide homeowners with a powerful, low-maintenance drainage solution. When set up correctly, they move water away from your home’s foundation and basement to protect them from damaging moisture. If you’re considering DIY underground gutter drainage these tips from a veteran contractor will ensure your roof runoff system is installed correctly. We Will Cover: [...]
How Do I Keep My Buried Downspouts from Freezing? I'm going to show you what we did to prevent freeze-up in the wintertime and answer homeowners' question, "How do I keep buried downspouts from freezing?" Michigan homeowners have enough to worry about in the winter, from ensuring their homes are properly insulated to maintaining their [...]
How Do You Size Your Buried Downspout System? Whether you’re a homeowner getting a buried downspout professionally installed or a DIYer installing your own, you should know some critical factors before your shovel hits the soil. French Drain Man has provided drainage tips on everything from the fabric, the slope, and the pipe to use. But [...]
Buried downspouts are an essential defense against damaging water for our homes and yards. The most effective drainage systems run on a slope and move water quickly away from our homes. Today, we're going to teach you how to get more slope by using a 3-inch corrugated pipe. Using 3 in downspout pipe will give your [...]
Buried downspouts are the best drainage solution that can prevent damage to basements or foundations caused by flooding in the yard. However, if your gutters are installed incorrectly, you could be back to square one with your drainage issues. Today, I’m going to show you the most common problems with buried downspouts and how to fix [...]
Standing water causes a myriad of issues for homeowners including flooded basements and crawlspaces. Underground downspouts can provide homeowners with a DIY-friendly, low-maintenance solution to prevent those issues. As the yard drainage experts, we have 5 critical tips to follow when installing your DIY underground downspouts. 1. Always Use Pop-Up Emitters When burying downspouts, [...]
How Far Should You Bury Downspouts From the House? Buried downspouts should run at least 20 feet away from the house so the water does not discharge anywhere close to the foundation. Here's an example of what happens when you don't discharge your gutters far enough away. I want to show you guys why you [...]
Pop Up or Catch Basin to Stop Downspouts from Clogging? I want to talk about the most important thing to any drainage system, and that's the discharge. The problem is, with vegetation like our grass, that's usually what does a system in and clogs the underground downspout discharge. I see so many flooded yards because of [...]
Are Your Downspouts Ready for Winter Weather? I just want to remind everybody with winter bearing down on us before we know it, especially here in the north, you'll want to inspect your outdoor drainage system. 1. Inspect Your Sump Discharge Line You want to make sure that you've inspected your sump pump discharge line. [...]
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