Dig a trench eight to 10 feet long 12 to 14 inches deep and about six inches wide for each of the downspouts on your house.
Extend gutter downspouts underground.
200 to 300 to extend two downspouts on average size home.
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Featuring durable vinyl construction this extension can be buried bent or connected to additional sections.
Rain gutters and downspouts provide an efficient first step in controlling roof runoff.
16 to 20 hours.
Your gutter system is only as good as your downspout drainage.
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But if the rain or melted snow channeled off the roof isn t carried far enough away from the house it will collect against the foundation wall or footing and seep.
How to extend a downspout.
I wanted to make this instructable to show how i hid my gutter downspouts.
It took about two full days of work.
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You will need to go to a home improvement center or other retailer that sells home renovation materials and purchase the downspout extenders for your home.
This won t extend your downspout per se but it s an eco friendly way to collect and reuse rainwater.
This article will explain the steps and process needed to extend the downspouts for your home.
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Try to drop the depth of the trench at least 1 8 inch per foot to.
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Parts were pretty cheap i think total cost was only about 100.
There are many reasons to want to extend a downspout.