Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.
Installing a concrete patio gutter.
This could involve something as simple and inexpensive as installing rain barrels or it could be a more in depth approach such as running your drainage under your hardscape.
Pour the curb side to the top of the curb forms.
Pour concrete into the forms from a wheelbarrow or concrete truck spout tamping it firmly into all parts of the form with a board.
Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.
More diy home improvement projects.
To pour a concrete patio start by roping off the patio area.
If you are investing in a concrete or paving stone patio or driveway it is worth spending a bit extra to relocate or reroute your gutter downspouts.
Pour the gutter side with the concrete level with the top of the form.
Once the form is ready mix the concrete and pour it all at once to avoid it splitting into slabs.
Then dig out the top layer of ground and replace it with a layer of gravel.
Last week we installed timbertech s dryspace product which captures and diverts water from the deck above this week we re installing a gutter and downspout for that diverted water.
It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.