So it is not a daylight design but my drain pipe outlets into the middle of the street french drain amidst a large rock field.
Connecting gutter downspout to french drain.
A french drain is actually a network of pipes laid in trenches dug beneath the ground through which water runoff can flow.
That s a blind inlet guys.
A tv show suggested that instead of the pvc endcap the entrance to the french drain should be a catch basin with a grate and there should be an air gap between the downspout and the grate.
Downspout adapters allow you to connect your downspout to the drain pipe underground reducing puddling and foundation damage to your home.
This technique solved the problem but we realized we had no way of cleaning out the pipe.
That s like 38 trash cans full of water.
So we decided to redo the buried downspouts and replace it with something more like a french drain.
You can see how to bury a downspout just like we did before it worked but would not recommend it.
They ve had all kinds of crazy things done to them.
That causes the debris to fall onto the grate while the water goes into the french drain.
This structure can be attached to your downspouts and will work seamlessly with your existing gutters.
We always isolate and separate the roof water from the french drain system.
Place other stakes spaced 8 feet apart in between.
Pound in two stakes 4 feet from the house and directly in front of each downspout.
So this is solid it s all solid and this is a downspout run and that s just going to be in the french drain system.
Use a string and 1x2 stakes to lay out the trench.
Tie the string to the downspout then stretch it out and around all the stakes.
I rebuilt the outlet with solid pvc rerouted it to the french drain that was built along the edge of my street which is also the lowest point of the property.
Building a french drain.
That s what a blind inlet looks like before the stone is put in it.
Can a french drain take in gutter downspout water.
We attached the extension directly to the gutter downspout.