Run Gutter Under Sidewalk

Inspect clear out your gutters regularly.

Run gutter under sidewalk.

Its easy and you can do it yourself. Twice in the fall and before spring. Take your drainage underground. Before installing gutters rainwater from the roof fell to the ground and didn t flow anywhere before soaking in to the soil hence large spring rains lead to water in the basement.

Whether you re trying to hook up a pop up emitter on your curb or are trying to extend a downspout beneath pavers into your yard keep reading to learn how to run drain pipe under a sidewalk or walkway. A cross sidewalk drain csd is designed to carry away rainwater from down spouts safely and discreetly across the sidewalk driveway or patio. There are many things you can do to improve the effectiveness of your gutters. The house sits in the front half of the property which is flat.

Things to keep in mind. Currently for each gutter corrugated tubing is run underground under the sidewalk for approximately 20 feet where it discharges out the side of the hill approximately 18 inches lower than where it began it s not a steep hill. Add a catch basin to your low spot and tunnel under the wal. I have two downspouts whose discharge i need to get past a sidewalk.

10 gutter and downspout runoff tips. A more expensive but also more attractive option is to run the drainage under your patio or driveway to deliver the water to a storm drain lawn area or drainage swale this is a common practice and when done right can offer an efficient mostly out of sight way to control gutter drainage. The rainwater from the back half of the property slopes down to the alley which has a storm sewer. Sidewalks patios and driveways pose special problems for gutter drainage.

Also check and repair berms and ditches as necessary. There are a couple of easy do it yourself methods for boring a hole underneath an area of sidewalk.