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Gutter over sidewalk.
Like everything else in a builders spec home they cut anything they can save on and i feel like our gutters might have been one of them.
Your gutter system is only as good as your downspout drainage.
Sidewalks patios and driveways pose special problems for gutter drainage.
Extending them is a necessary project to keep your home safe from damaging rainwater.
Many times the roof design of the house requires a downspout in an inconvenient location.
There are adapter sets available at big box stores that connect a hose to pvc pipe.
Fit one end of a pvc connector onto the end of the existing gutter where you.
Remove the end cap from the end of the existing gutter by tapping the inside face of the cap outward with a hammer.
One of the corrugated tubes has a dip in the middle of the run which isn t ideal but otherwise during the summer this configuration works decently for the time being.
We recently purchased a new construction home.
The good news is there s a fix for every budget and diy skill level.
Depending on the type of soil this process should be faster than just using pvc pipe alone.
You ll want to dig a trench a few feet out from the sidewalk for the backflow of water as you push through.