Buried Gutter Drain Pipe Repair

Check to see if water and debris come out the other end of the pipe.

Buried gutter drain pipe repair.

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. You have to remove the spout to access the downpipe. The flexible design easily bends and holds its shape and can be extended from 25 in. Disconnect the gutter downspout from where it connects to the drain pipe.

Remove the guard at the other end of the drain pipe if there is one. Then unscrew the straps attaching the spout to the house. The process to install underground gutter drainage to move water away from the foundation of a home also known as a french drain. Buried or underground roof drainage downspout defects clogging overflowing holes corrosion leaks that cause wet basements or crawl areas proper installation of buried downspout extensions proper installation of french drains seepage pits at flat sites gutter downspout defects cause wet basements crawl areas questions answers about installing maintaining repairing buried roof.

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. Featuring durable vinyl construction this extension can be buried bent or connected to additional sections. If the water backs up into the gutter there is a blockage in the pipe. Since my in ground pipe ran right past the garage i had the garage downspout dump in as well.

Use this downspout extension to divert water away from the foundation or connect to drainage pipe and catch basin to control drainage. Pull the underground drain which is often a black corrugated plastic pipe away from the end of the downspout. The downspout is the pipe that runs down the building from the gutter to the underground downpipe. It s a well accepted fact that excess rain water near the foundation of a home is an invitation to a wet basement.

Something that can be very damaging to the foundation of a home is exterior water. Check the outflow opening. 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.

Place the end of a plumber s auger also known as a snake into the underground. To do this i cut the black corrugated pipe added a t and aimed the pipe upwards to the downspout. Extending downspouts underground beware the pipe to nowhere aug 26 2014 by matthew stock with michael likvan.