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Ok, recently had my gutters and downspouts redone and am looking to get rid of the ugly black flex drain tubing that sits on top of the dirt from the downspouts. This sounds like a good day's work for myself.
I have a good idea what I need to do, but just wanted to plan everything out beforehand. The plan is to use 2 4" PVC drain pipes (one for each downspout) buried just below grade that run about 24-28' towards the back of the yard and have it dump to the surface there. But, a few questions I had like what thickness pvc would be fine, schedule 40 or even 35? I wasn't sure how to handle the drain, but it seems like digging a ditch 2'+ deep at the end of the run, filling it w/ gravel, and installing a T and a pop up or even just grate isn't such a bad idea. Like in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFtBTDLqfeQ
Is this the proper way to install a buried gutter drain? I was originally thinking of installing it w/o the ditch full of gravel, but that would allow water to sit in the pipe at all times which sounds like a bad idea. Any thoughts or suggestions? I've attached an old picture of the backyard for reference. You can see the downspouts on the sides of the house. Thanks!
I have a good idea what I need to do, but just wanted to plan everything out beforehand. The plan is to use 2 4" PVC drain pipes (one for each downspout) buried just below grade that run about 24-28' towards the back of the yard and have it dump to the surface there. But, a few questions I had like what thickness pvc would be fine, schedule 40 or even 35? I wasn't sure how to handle the drain, but it seems like digging a ditch 2'+ deep at the end of the run, filling it w/ gravel, and installing a T and a pop up or even just grate isn't such a bad idea. Like in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFtBTDLqfeQ
Is this the proper way to install a buried gutter drain? I was originally thinking of installing it w/o the ditch full of gravel, but that would allow water to sit in the pipe at all times which sounds like a bad idea. Any thoughts or suggestions? I've attached an old picture of the backyard for reference. You can see the downspouts on the sides of the house. Thanks!
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