Hillside Drainage Trench Gutters

This durable drainage system contains all the efficiency of the channel trench drain without forgoing any of the efficiency of the traditional system.

Hillside drainage trench gutters.

Catch basin and surface drain. A width of about 6 to 8 inches should work fine in most cases. Working out gutter slope as a general rule gutter slope is set at 1 4 inch per 10 feet of guttering. Starting at the most uphill point of your planned drainage system pound in a stake and tie off the string 6 above the ground.

Channel trench drains. The depth of your trench will depend on the average rainfall you receive as well as the height of the local water table at its seasonal high. Crawl space vapor barrier. So back to the stakes and strings.

Assuming your lot isn t shaped like a large salad bowl with the house at the bottom center look for a spot that s lower than the house to drain the excess water. Make sure your downspout extension and connector fit together and on your gutter. The drainage pipe or drain tile as some call it will lay on a bed of gravel in the bottom of the trench and it is very easy to move this gravel around to properly slope the drain pipe. Of crushed rock to add to the bottom of the trench to promote water absorption.

Digging the trench laying the pipe and backfilling with soil. Read on to learn how to expend your downspout in 10 steps. Lay out the trench photo by smith baer. You ll also need at least 3 in.

It s typically done in three phases. This means the downspout end of the gutter should be set 3 4 of an inch lower than the other end. Use a string and 1x2 stakes to lay out the trench. The slot drain is a newer form of the channel trench drain that is intended for backyard drainage needs.

We found that the trench needs to be 10 12 inches deep with about a 2 inch slope. Unlike channel trench drains the slot drain does not contain grate coverings. Weinstein retrofitting offers complete hillside drainage solutions in beverly hills hollywood newhall encino altadena nearby in ca. First thing first dig a trench.

I laid the 2x4 flat on the bottom of the trench placed the level on the 2x4 and every 5 10 feet worked my way from the alley to the house checking the level as i went. When i thought i was done digging the trench i used an 8 foot long 2x4 and a level to make sure there was some slope to the bottom of my trench. Pound in two stakes 4 feet from the house and directly in front of each downspout. We researched how long and deep the trench should be.