Clean gutters regularly to keep rainwater flowing freely.
Best way to run gutters away from house.
Downspouts are the parts of the gutter that run vertically from the roof gutter to the ground.
On the flip side burying drain pipe is more work intensive but it s a guaranteed way to keep water away.
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They should direct water at least 6 feet 1 8 m away from the foundation of your house.
Besides making sure the slope is correct you ll want to make sure the pipe run ends in a good location.
The most difficult part is digging the trench.
Water flows downhill so you have to have some amount of slope so the water will run somewhere.
If yours currently don t do this you can add extensions to make them more effective.
My plan was to use 4 pvc pipe with fittings to make a y shape away from the house.
While the house sits on flat ground there is enough slope in the back yard for this project to work.
Your best bet may be to install underground pvc piping to manage water runoff.
One surefire way to avoid such water related problems is to connect the downspouts to a series of buried drainpipes that lead far from the house.