Then dig out the top layer of ground and replace it with a layer of gravel.
Installing a concrete patio gutter.
Pour the curb side to the top of the curb forms.
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.
Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.
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.
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Pour the gutter side with the concrete level with the top of the form.
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.
Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.
Pour concrete into the forms from a wheelbarrow or concrete truck spout tamping it firmly into all parts of the form with a board.
It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.
Snap the sections together.