Hello,
Our house is at the bottom of the hill so we get a ton of water in our yard during winter season. The previous owners built a badly DIY french drain and just left the drain exit open in the side yard. During heavy rains the side yard floods. We were trying many alternatives to properly drain the water coming out of french drain. We wanted to pipe it out of the property and connect to City drains but it seems way too expensive and the permit process is a nightmare. I was told that I can instead connect the french drain to downspouts. Our downspouts seem to have a drainage system that connects them directly to the city drains. I can't see where the downspout connections go as they are all underground and I think its safe to assume that they are connected to the city drain via drainage system.
Is it safe to connect french drain to down spouts that are hugging our walls and foundation? This seems to be an inexpensive solution. I am also planning to build concrete deck and my contractor suggested that he build a small drain system around the concrete deck and connect that to other down spout drains as well. Is it an acceptable practice?
Thanks.
Our house is at the bottom of the hill so we get a ton of water in our yard during winter season. The previous owners built a badly DIY french drain and just left the drain exit open in the side yard. During heavy rains the side yard floods. We were trying many alternatives to properly drain the water coming out of french drain. We wanted to pipe it out of the property and connect to City drains but it seems way too expensive and the permit process is a nightmare. I was told that I can instead connect the french drain to downspouts. Our downspouts seem to have a drainage system that connects them directly to the city drains. I can't see where the downspout connections go as they are all underground and I think its safe to assume that they are connected to the city drain via drainage system.
Is it safe to connect french drain to down spouts that are hugging our walls and foundation? This seems to be an inexpensive solution. I am also planning to build concrete deck and my contractor suggested that he build a small drain system around the concrete deck and connect that to other down spout drains as well. Is it an acceptable practice?
Thanks.