Buried downspouts in back of my house and the sump are about a foot off the house. The ones in the front are buried flush.
I like the flush look but contractor states it’s safer backup wise for the back to be off the house, mostly due to connection to the sump, to stop water pooling and freezing around the foundation if it ever does. Said he could change it if we want but would have us sign a updated contract saying he’s not liable for water damage. Would like to get other people thoughts, as I have to make a decision in an hour. I feel like it’s an eyesore and a trip hazard but I’ll admit I’m just not always good with change so seeking other opinions. I assume the other gutter on the back side of the house would layout the same for consistency sake visually.
by whothefuckcares123
23 Comments
I would of ran them flush with the house
We run ours flush where applicable. If there is a footer in the way we will 45 it off the wall where the footer dictates….never like this. Ask yourself this. If it overflowed due to it being backed up, would the extra 8 inches away from the house really make a difference?
My basement is unfinished so I went with flush. No big deal if I get some water. But I might have gone with your contractors advice if it was finished.
There’s no “ right way” and I think it’s better as is.
If he wants you to sign a contract saying he isn’t responsible for water damage if he changes it that would mean that he is taking responsibility for water damage in it’s current state so I’d 100% leave as is
His helper who probably dug the trench screwed up but it’s an easy fix.
Water away from the foundation good
I would check code but idk if you can hard pipe sumps like that. I thought they needed to daylight in case there was a blockage.
And you could get back flow back into the basement from roof water potentially?
Pretty sweet setup either way . I think you’re re arranging tables on the Titanic
It’s fine
Lazy
No one will notice but you
I would have put a 45 offset in that 4” to get it closer to the house and avoid the spouts and sump to stay near the house. This would piss me of every single time I mow the grass.
Additional details : The sump does run very frequently and we live in Chicago. Back gutters carry together water for 1/2 of the roof of a 2500 sqft house. The front flush gutters carry a small front door porch 1/5 of the roof water and connect to the back sump gutter pictured and then run as one pipe to back of yard.
If you addressed that poor grading around your house your sump pump would do a lot less work.
Your contractor is thinking outside the box and getting you the best case scenario. Be grateful for that! For one, in the deep freeze of winter, that ground line my easily freeze, with the vented standpipe as a backup, the line being flush to your house will definitely accumulate ice and allow for standing water at your foundation. The way it is installed now will give you some breathing room and allow you a better option.
Put a planter around it or just a plant.
Listen to your contractor.
I dig it. You won’t notice it in a month. Put in a flower bed around it or some bushes or something and you won’t think about it again.
Then go flush and 2-45’s underground to get to the drain pipe
Dude…you want water away from the house. This is a clean install. Those 8 inches make a difference if those pipes somehow get disconnected (I don’t know how they would, but still).
I would not want a sump discharge “flush” with the house at all. If that 90 were to somehow get disconnected, the water would shoot away from the house, which is what you want. Often a sump discharge will be two 45s so the water gets shot straight away from the house, but your contractor thoughtfully hooked it into the rainwater French drain.
I know how anal people can be, but this isn’t an “eyesore” by any stretch of the imagination. I would not want pipes full of rainwater/sump pump water running parallel directly next to the foundation of my house.
Finish off your landscaping. Eyesore to me is lawn against the house.
You won’t notice it by the time your year warranty is up.
This shit should be illegal all together. The ground is supposed to suck that water up.