Tip for ripping pvc pipe on a table saw.
Using pvc pipe for gutters.
Then cut the top 1 3 to 1 2 of top of the pipe off.
The narrow strip is then cut into lengths and used to strap the gutter in position.
Install the gutter and run your 1 5 downspout with 90 degree or 45 degree depending on your configuration.
Use a 2x4 as your guide.
Make sure the pipe and 2x4 are both resting on a flat surface.
During a 1 rain event downspouts can drain 100 s of gallons of water.
Gutter downspout drainage is a very important aspect of any landscape drainage design.
They cut a narrow slit along the length of the pipe just wide enough for the corrugations to fit inside the pipe.
In my wife s village near madang papua new guinea they always use pvc pipe for guttering on corrugated iron roofs.
Drill a hole at end end of the pipe and then angle a screw through the inside of the pipe into the 2x4 to anchor the pipe to the 2x4.
Begin at the very end of where the drainage will end and set the depth on the trencher to 16 inches.
How to install pvc pipe for drainage step 1.
Start from the location of the down spout on the gutter system and mark the desired path of the pvc drainage.
Lay the 2x4 next to the pipe.