Think about your rain gutters as a total system.
Rain gutter over sidewalk.
How to reroute or relocate downspouts.
Work from stepladders or a scaffold.
As rainwater falls from the roof of your house into the gutters downspouts empty the gutters by collecting the rainwater and directing it away from the house.
Ask an assistant to hold the end of a chalk line several feet before the end of the existing gutter and aligned with the gutter s upper edge.
If you are investing in a concrete or paving stone patio or driveway it is worth spending a bit extra to relocate or reroute your gutter downspouts this could involve something as simple and inexpensive as installing rain barrels or it could be a more in depth approach such as running your drainage under your hardscape.
Home centers sell a gutter apron in 10 ft.
Currently for each gutter corrugated tubing is run underground under the sidewalk for approximately 20 feet where it discharges out the side of the hill approximately 18 inches lower than where it began it s not a steep hill.
Start by making sure the gutters are clean.
I have two downspouts whose discharge i need to get past a sidewalk.
A gutter apron is a bent piece of flashing that tucks up under the shingles and over the gutter.
If water is dripping behind your gutter it s probably because it was installed without any flashing over the back of the gutter.
A cross sidewalk drain csd is designed to carry away rainwater from down spouts safely and discreetly across the sidewalk driveway or patio.
How to redirect rainwater from a downspout.