Drain downspout, away from house

6 years ago

Hi,

im writing on behalf of someone. They need help, advice on how to extend a drain. right now the spout ends right against the house over last step main entrance.

main entrance is at side of the house across side yard with grass. But the grass area does not slope down...

there used to be a cement walkway, but got torn out when waterproofing the basement.

but now you can see the ground/dirt erroding.

at This time they cannot budget changing the downspouts. the old downspout is aluminum steel. the new ones are PVC.

they kind of are trying an option of having it on last bottom step, so they don’t have to dig really low.

temporarily they placed brick around it (elbow pile).

how would it look if they just later cemented it? Maybe cover it with a flower pot During the summer?

Once the downspoit issue is resolved, they plan to make a walkway around the house with patio stones and gravel. (Economical and DIY possible for inexperienced).

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Yardvaark
6 years ago
"how would it look if they just later cemented it?" Terrible. This needs to be fixed right, or it is only temporary. Rule 1 is that grade slopes away from the foundation. I can't imagine where water is going to go at the end of the pipe in the ground.
Me AGirl
Original Author
6 years ago
Yes it’s temporary... but there is no graded slope unfortunately.

what if they extended the red pipe a few meters, (near fence line), and then used an elbow, and had a ”trench” dug with rocks under (Towards the end), so that water can be trickling.
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Me AGirl
Original Author
6 years ago
(For the 1st, main entrance).
Me AGirl
Original Author
6 years ago
In the 2nd downspout picture zoomed Out picture, can see the grass does not slope away from house.
Me AGirl
Original Author
6 years ago
If the grey ”catch basin” is at ground level (yellow in my drawings), 1st or 2nd option? Or any other suggestion.
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Yardvaark
6 years ago
I don't get how any of the reconfigurations of the last pictures help or make a difference.

Running the outfall farther away, into a hole in the ground, depends entirely on the size of the hole. If it fills up with water in a rain, it's not big enough. Then there is the problem of having a maybe big hole occupy part of a yard. Not a great asset.

Pictures don't show anything about the problems of fixing grade. That would be the first idea to explore. One pretty much needs to have understanding of the grade all the way to outside of the property lines. Without that, it's hard to go anywhere.