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.
Installing a concrete patio gutter.
Dryspace s installation instructions mention a gutter as optional but given the seattle rain we knew a gutter was necessary unless we wanted to be looking at the backside of a waterfall every time it.
Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.
To pour a concrete patio start by roping off the patio area.
Next make a form around your patio out of 2x4s to hold the concrete in place.
Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.
Then dig out the top layer of ground and replace it with a layer of gravel.
Snap the sections together.
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 concrete into the forms from a wheelbarrow or concrete truck spout tamping it firmly into all parts of the form with a board.
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.
Once the form is ready mix the concrete and pour it all at once to avoid it splitting into slabs.
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