Blow Bag for Rain Drain Pipe

[TromboneAl]

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Originally Posted by JoeWras So, nice job! Make sure to show us the final after fill in.

Here are the photos. The cut-up placemat prevents water from splashing out. You can see pine needles that have been prevented from washing into the basin. I might try a different solution, such as an S-curve to have the water dump into the middle of the basin or a cutout in the grate.



I put some moss over the covered trench. That hole is for the times that the gutter clogs and water overflows before I can fix it. That will at least keep the water a few feet away from the foundation. The water on the siding is from hosing the dirt to get it to settle under the pipe.



Ignore the annual fern massacre.



With a few windstorms, the pine needles will cover the dirt in this photo.



I put my dirty clothes in the washing machine, and it broke. Next project!

[Sunset]

Why the line of rocks ?

[TromboneAl]

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Originally Posted by Sunset Why the line of rocks ?

Protects against bad juju. Ha ha.

They had outlined a path, and I put them back the way they'd been. I might get gravel and make the nice looking path again, but gravel makes digging difficult in case of future mods.

[TromboneAl]

Quick update:



I found that pine needles accumulated between the grate and the downspout, resulting in a loose clog. So, I cut the end of the downspout at 45 degrees, with the higher edge farther from the house.

In the 1-2 days between storms, the holes at the bottom of the final 90 degree elbow don't drain the pipe, but they will when the rain stops.

[ERD50]

Is that pic before or after? It's hard to tell what/where this cut is.

-ERD50

[TromboneAl]

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Originally Posted by ERD50 Is that pic before or after? It's hard to tell what/where this cut is. -ERD50

That's the before. Just a sec ...

Okay, here it is now: