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There are many ways to move water away from a home but the most popular is a french drain.
We attached the extension directly to the gutter downspout.
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.
Consider changing your impermeable surfaces.
This structure can be attached to your downspouts and will work seamlessly with your existing gutters.
Continue until you have completed the trench.
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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Depending on the trench length and more important the type of soil digging the trench with a shovel can range from relatively easy to downright impossible.
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Years ago in trying to move water away from our home we buried a downspout extension moving the water away.
This can cost you a pretty penny but changing concrete into permeable pavers or gravel can help dramatically.
Consider installing french drains a trench with sand or gravel that allows the water to flow away from the home in the direction of the grade.
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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.
The contractor who built our backyard shed said it looked like a french drain.
The trench should be at least 6 inches wide and slope down slightly 1 to 2 inches per length of pipe so water drains away from the downspouts.
And again there are many ways to do this.