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How to build a gutter drain.
Before digging call 811 to have utility lines marked.
Line the trench with filter fabric to keep the french drain free of dirt silt and tree roots lay water permeable filter fabric or weed barrier over the gravel bedding in the trench.
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Measure the depth of your trench using a line level.
Inspect clear out your gutters regularly.
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Cover the tube with fabric.
Pound a stake in near.
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Twice in the fall and before spring.
Dig trenches for drainage pipe.
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Slip the fabric sock over the tubes leaving a few inches at each end to overlap the.
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Make sure the tube slopes to drain the.
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Assemble and place the catch basin.
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Leave the filter fabric open with at least 10 inches of excess fabric at the sides.
Connect the drain tube slope the trench to ensure proper drainage.
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Also check and repair berms and ditches as necessary.
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