Connecting drainage holes outside house

Becks610

Hi I have 3 drainage holes around my house in gravel that catches excess water from the drive/ rain etc. These are a few meters from the house. One of them is connected to a pipe that drains the water to a ditch and down to a small stream so we have no issues.

What we have discovered is that we have puddles around the other two when there is excess rainfall so we need to connect the other two to the third.

We want to do this so I am looking for what type of pipe do we need ( we know obviously we need to slope it downwards in the direction we are going) and also how far down people who put the pipes under the gravel ( yes we have to dig up gravel to do this😪) .

Thanks

massey265

You be best digging around a existing gulley and finding out what type off pipe it is, I would presume it's 4 inch suir pipe, this pipe would be the best which you have a wide selection off joints and fittings. You will be tied to how deep you can put the pipe by the depth off the existing pipe work.

Becks610

Thanks for that. I will take a picture of the pipe in the existing hole when it clears ( snow melt has them overloaded). I say it is 4 inches. Do we just connect the new pipe to the existing pipe in the hole.

Calahonda52

Becks610 wrote: »

Hi I have 3 drainage holes around my house in gravel that catches excess water from the drive/ rain etc. These are a few meters from the house. One of them is connected to a pipe that drains the water to a ditch and down to a small stream so we have no issues.

What we have discovered is that we have puddles around the other two when there is excess rainfall so we need to connect the other two to the third.

We want to do this so I am looking for what type of pipe do we need ( we know obviously we need to slope it downwards in the direction we are going) and also how far down people who put the pipes under the gravel ( yes we have to dig up gravel to do this��) .

Thanks

are the gullys clear?

Becks610

Yes they are.

Calahonda52

Becks610 wrote: »

Yes they are.

Well then consider draining the gravel by laying a length of land drain, connected into the pipe that goes to river.
https://www.goodwins.ie/land-drain/c-66.html

might be easier