This is a post on how i created gutters for my house using pvc pipe.
What size pvc pipe for gutter drain.
Use this downspout extension to divert water away from the foundation or connect to drainage pipe and catch basin to control drainage.
So quite awhile ago i stumbled on to the coolest thing online.
If you can put a longer piece in between the two 45 s all the better.
Pvc downspouts gutter systems the home depot store finder.
During a 1 rain event downspouts can drain 100 s of gallons of water.
I used 4 pvc and fittings because it was readily available but any size would potentially work.
I used a 3 4 stepdown coupling on the end of the pvc and put my black corrugated pipe around the 3 inch end.
Various pvc adapters 4 inch diameter elbows couplers t connectors pvc cement.
Ninety degree elbows can be used where the buried downspout drain line turns up to capture the actual downspout.
Since then i cannot find it online anywhere.
If you need to make a 90 degree bend simply use two 45 degree fittings separated by a small 1 foot length of straight pipe.
Gutter downspout drainage is a very important aspect of any landscape drainage design.
For our installation we used it to snake around a few large boulders we couldn t pry out.
The fittings i used were a y for the connection where the two lines connect two 90 degree angles and two couplings to connect pipe.
The drainage pipe used for extending downspouts is non perforated schedule 40 pvc pipe with 4 inches diameter.
1 can construction marker spray paint.
Get free shipping on qualified pvc downspouts or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department.
Once the pvc was glued i set it in the trench.
Some jobs will also require flexible drainpipe which is invaluable for getting around obstacles or following uneven terrain.
Gloves if needed section of 4 inch diameter pvc pipe 8 foot number sections needed pending project rain gutter adapter.