Bury Your Gutter Downspout

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.

Bury your gutter downspout.

Start laying your drain pipe by attaching a 90 degree angle pipe to the gutter downspout. Now time to screw them into place. Map your downspout burial route check local rules for drainage regulations and contact your local utility offices before you dig. To do this i cut the black corrugated pipe added a t and aimed the pipe upwards to the downspout.

Time to take off the old angle off the gutter downspout. Have your downspout extension and connector together then place on your gutter. Dig a trench about 6 inches wider than the drain pipe you plan to bury and dig the hole deep enough so that the. Inspect the ground above the buried downspout after the first two or three substantial rainfalls.

Repeat the similar procedure for the other end of the angle to connect it to the ground pipe. Take a drill and remove the old screws. Use a garden spade to cut. Since my in ground pipe ran right past the garage i had the garage downspout dump in as well.