Installing A Concrete Patio 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.

Installing a concrete patio gutter.

Pour concrete into the forms from a wheelbarrow or concrete truck spout tamping it firmly into all parts of the form with a board. Snap the sections together. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. 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.

Pour the gutter side with the concrete level with the top of the form. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section. Next make a form around your patio out of 2x4s to hold the concrete in place. Pour the curb side to the top of the curb forms.

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. To pour a concrete patio start by roping off the patio area. Once the form is ready mix the concrete and pour it all at once to avoid it splitting into slabs. 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.