The gutters on your home could be contributing to the mass of water collecting in your yard.
Gutter water run off.
Where the tube passes by the downspout from the gutter we installed a y fitting and drained the roof water from the gutter system directly into the main drainage line.
If your downspouts are emptying into an area that runs uphill or tends to collect water it might be time to redirect your gutters.
As your home s gutters collect rain they eject it through the nearest downspout.
Roger cook evaluates a couple alternatives for moving rainwater effectively.
Bad drainage puts your home at risk for serious water damage.
Screw a drain cover over the end of the tubing as it approaches daylight to keep critters out.
To carry rainwater far from the house dig a shallow trench from the downspout out to daylight.
The buried drainpipe should discharge to a suitable outlet.
A proper roof runoff system diverts the flow of water away from paved areas and toward storm drain systems and most importantly away from your home.
As rainwater falls from the roof of your house into the gutters downspouts empty the gutters by collecting the rainwater and directing it away from the house.
When you can t extend the downspout to daylight dig trench extending 10 feet from house and line it with either perforated pvc pipe or flexible drainage pipe.
Sometimes water pools under your downspout and can cause flooding and other damage to your home.
Even if you have a sump pump installed water can get into your home s basement if you don t have effective gutters.
Then bury 4 inch diameter pvc pipe in the trench and connect it to the downspout.
Yard slope or pitch the majority of drainage problems are usually caused by an inadequate pitch or slope in your yard which prevents water runoff from being diverted away from the house.
And the issue is often complicated by downspouts on the residence that do not pipe away the rain gutter water from the property.
Surface runoff enters the inlet passes through the collection box and exits through the outlet into a buried drainpipe.