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    amontell Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 15, 2009, 12:41 PM
    Gutter downspout and drywells
    I am working on diverting water from the downspout that is in the front of the house. I have dug a trench that goes along the side of the house to the rear to about 8 ft. from the house I have good downgrade away from the house. At this time I have a bit of the pipe exposed for drainage. Should confirm during the next rain. My wife, is under the impression a drywell is required. Two questions

    1. Is a drywell or water basin the way to go?
    2. If drywell water basin is recommended, how would I go about making it as opposed to buying a drywell?
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    Sep 15, 2009, 01:36 PM

    Down spout piping should take the water as far away from the house as possible. It should also take the water to a place where it will naturally run away from the house. A dry well is just a hole in the ground, filled with gravel or some other aggregate. Water is pipe to it and allowed to soak into the ground. You can also take a barrel, drill a lot of holes in it and bury it. Naturally a dry well will have a limited capacity. It wouldn't take long during a rain storm to fill a sixty or one hundred gallon barrel with the water off your roof. Dry wells are normally used when no other alternative is available.
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    Sep 15, 2009, 01:56 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by hkstroud View Post
    Down spout piping should take the water as far away from the house as possible. It should also take the water to a place where it will naturally run away from the house. A dry well is just a hole in the ground, filled with gravel or some other aggregate. Water is pipe to it and allowed to soak into the ground. You can also take a barrel, drill a lot of holes in it and bury it. Naturally a dry well will have a limited capacity. It wouldn't take long during a rain storm to fill a sixty or one hundred gallon barrel with the water off your roof. Dry wells are normally used when no other alternative is available.
    Thank you very much helpful I think I am done.
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    Sep 15, 2009, 03:45 PM

    Dry wells are not filled with stone. Stone would take up valuable space.

    Easy to install drywell kit solves roof runoff problems by taking gutter water away from your leaky basement. Save energy too!
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