On Dec 4, 2:13 am, Edward Reid
wrote:
Back to my gutter drains. Thin wall 4" PVC pipe, in some places buried
only a few inches deep -- no more than the pipe diameter. How best to
protect it?

I've thought of laying PT 1x4 on top of the pipe -- would not last
indefinitely (not ground contact rated) but perhaps decades. or PT 1x6
for a little extra. Or pour concrete in a thin layer, perhaps 4" wide
and 1/2" thick -- doesn't have to be strong, just stop a shovel long
enough to get the shovel-holder's attention.

Edward

Andy comments:
Since there's no way to make it deeper, and protection is
impractical, one other possibility would be to "mark" it by laying
these 8X15X2 paver blodks on top
of the ground, much like one would to for a footpath, spaced about a
foot apart.
In this manner one would not run a rototiller over the path, or do
any
digging there without being reminded of a buried possible problem.....
If he pavers were buried about an inch, they soon would be almost
invisible as the grass would start to grow over the edges.
Just another suggestion..


Andy in Eureka, Texas

PS..... Even if the pipe is buried BELOW the level of the ditch, as
long as
comes up to the proper level at the end, the pipe will just
fill up with
water and spill out at the end. A buried pipe full of water is not
usually a
problem unless one is worried about freezing.....If the pipe were the
perforated
type, the water would drain down into the soil, after a while.......
Of course
this is assuming that there is no debris coming in to plug it up, but
that
would still happen with the shallow burial you presently have....