Run Gutter Under Sidewalk
I have two downspouts whose discharge i need to get past a sidewalk.
Run gutter under sidewalk. Here are 10 things to take into account when trying to improve your water drainage and runoff. Its easy and you can do it yourself. Easy to follow video. A cross sidewalk drain csd is designed to carry away rainwater from down spouts safely and discreetly across the sidewalk driveway or patio.
Add a catch basin to your low spot and tunnel under the wal. Inspect clear out your gutters regularly. There are a couple of easy do it yourself methods for boring a hole underneath an area of sidewalk. Tunnel sidewalk in just a few minutes.
Take your drainage underground. 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 house sits in the front half of the property which is flat.
Also check and repair berms and ditches as necessary. There are many things you can do to improve the effectiveness of your gutters. Sidewalks patios and driveways pose special problems for gutter drainage. Twice in the fall and before spring.
The rainwater from the back half of the property slopes down to the alley which has a storm sewer. 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.