Buried Gutter Drain Pipe Repair

It s a well accepted fact that excess rain water near the foundation of a home is an invitation to a wet basement.

Buried gutter drain pipe repair.

Place the end of a plumber s auger also known as a snake into the underground. Spraying high velocity water from a hose blowing high pressure air from a pump or vacuum or using a pipe snake can often clear it. Check to see if water and debris come out the other end of the pipe. The downspout is the pipe that runs down the building from the gutter to the underground downpipe.

Something that can be very damaging to the foundation of a home is exterior water. You have to remove the spout to access the downpipe. Check the outflow opening. Since my in ground pipe ran right past the garage i had the garage downspout dump in as well.

If the water backs up into the gutter there is a blockage in the pipe. To do this i cut the black corrugated pipe added a t and aimed the pipe upwards to the downspout. 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. Remove the screws at the top of the downspout connecting it to the gutter.

The process to install underground gutter drainage to move water away from the foundation of a home also known as a french drain. Disconnect the gutter downspout from where it connects to the drain pipe. This can be done by running water from a hose down into the pipe from the point where it meets the gutter. Extending downspouts underground beware the pipe to nowhere aug 26 2014 by matthew stock with michael likvan.

Featuring durable vinyl construction this extension can be buried bent or connected to additional sections. Turn on a garden hose to its most powerful setting and run water through the drain pipe. For the garage i used a downspout adapter without a leaf guard since there aren t trees close enough for that gutter to get clogged up. Remove the guard at the other end of the drain pipe if there is one.

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