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Looking for an easy way for extending gutter downspouts in your yard?
There are some options out there when it comes to downspout drainage ideas.
Maybe you’re trying to find some downspout extension ideas or an alternative that helps with diverting water from downspouts?
We were too! We ran into this very problem when designing our DIY raised garden beds. We built our raised garden beds in front of our home, and we choose to wrap it around to the side of our porch which ran right into the side gutter. This was an easy fix! Let us show you how we did it below.
Materials We Used For Extending Rain Gutter Downspouts
Drill (If you do a lot of home projects like we do, this drill/driver set is the best bang for your buck)
Socket Hex Drive Sheet Metal Screws
Extending Gutter Downspouts: Our Dilemma
This photo will give you a better idea of why we needed to extend downspout. This is before our raised flower beds came into play but here is where the rain gutter downspout is located right behind the porch pillar. Since our flower bed will be raised, this definitely inferred with our plans.
In order to get around this we went with an easy way for how to reroute gutter downspout. Also known as a downspout extension. We headed to Lowes and bought a flexible downspout and a down spout adapter to attach to our rain gutter drain.
It was a quick easy install. We first took the bottom piece off of our gutter downspout.
We slid the adapter on first, screwed it in with a socket hex drive sheet metal screw and drill socket and connected the flexible pipe.
(We added a zip tie for extra strength, but you really do not need it at all).
In our case, our gutter drain hose will be buried underground underneath our raised flower bed so we cut a hole where the drain water can flow out.
Downspout Extensions: Final Thoughts
Here is how our gutter drain into flower bed turned out after we finished it up and added all the dirt. It just made so much sense to bring the gutter downspout in the flower bed so that it didn’t put a damper on our beautiful garden beds and this rain gutter extension was a super simple project.
Besides crossing off this creative and decorative type drainage solution around our landscape we built a DIY privacy wall and DIY railing with composite decking boards on our front porch. The curb appeal is really starting to come together. Grab the easy How-To’s for these on the links provided.
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