John Dirks Jr Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Its not technical but it works and looks better then the usual tube. Under the stone is a tray made of aluminum sheet metal. It is fabricated to match the wooden trough made of the treated 2x4's. The landscape border has holes cut in it to let the water flow out. Click to Enlarge 97.92 KB Click to Enlarge 87.52 KB Click to Enlarge 94.35 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Not bad John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Not bad John. Thanks. They've been working with no maintenence for almost 4 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Its not technical but it works and looks better then the usual tube. Under the stone is a tray made of aluminum sheet metal. It is fabricated to match the wooden trough made of the treated 2x4's. The landscape border has holes cut in it to let the water flow out. Sorry John, but Homesafe has already patented the idea of using a tray to divert water. I'm afraid that you'll have to pay them for the right to keep using those. - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Its not technical but it works and looks better then the usual tube. Under the stone is a tray made of aluminum sheet metal. It is fabricated to match the wooden trough made of the treated 2x4's. The landscape border has holes cut in it to let the water flow out. Sorry John, but Homesafe has already patented the idea of using a tray to divert water. I'm afraid that you'll have to pay them for the right to keep using those. - Jim Katen, Oregon Yeah but do they have stone in their tray? Improvements are ligit arent they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Yeah but do they have stone in their tray? Improvements are ligit arent they? Unless they also have a patent for using stone for drainage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Yeah but do they have stone in their tray? Improvements are ligit arent they? Unless they also have a patent for using stone for drainage. Unless.....hmmmmm. Sounds inconclusive to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert1966 Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 I seen one about a year ago that looked similar, may be a patent infringement. I think their stones were a differnt color though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncollins Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I like what you did. Let's hope it's not patented... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Emptying waaay too close to the building for my comfort. I'd have put in some bubbler pots. Click to Enlarge 3.79 KB ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I like the little hockey net. It's strategic placement might be what saves you from the patent infringement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian G Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 It's not as revolutionary as the plywood drip pan for water heaters, but it looks highly functional to me. [^] Brian G. Is Patent Leather Patented? [?] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 . . . Too close to the building? How many feet away from the building do you usually recommend? I personally recommend that the downspout rejects it's water at least 4 feet away from the building! If the discharge doesn't extend past the original excavation from the time of the foundation installation, then it's just going to dump its water into fill; the water will run straight down to the bottom of the cut and then spread laterally, possibly under the foundation. You want the water to discharge at least a few feet beyond that fill. - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 Emptying waaay too close to the building for my comfort. I'd have put in some bubbler pots. Click to Enlarge 3.79 KB ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Too close to the building? How many feet away from the building do you usually recommend? I personally recommend that the downspout rejects it's water at least 4 feet away from the building! At least six feet for the reason that Jim cites. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 It's not as revolutionary as the plywood drip pan for water heaters, but it looks highly functional to me. [^] Brian G. Is Patent Leather Patented? [?] Brian, just what the Doctor ordered on a Saturday morning - a plywood drip pan and wild wallpaper! To you newer TIJ's, wallpaper, camera lenses, drip pans all hold a special place on this forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 Is Patent Leather Patented? [?] No, it's Corinthian Leather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlieb Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 So, was Ricardo Montalban from Corinth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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