[jayerose]

Is there a way we can hide the downspout pipe without burying it into the ground...I would think that was a bad idea so close to the house foundation.

Thank you!

[retiredguy123]

I don't know, but my downspouts discharge onto the concrete, not the stone. That is the way the builder installed them.

[CarlR33]

Really not sure what diverting it does other than move where it pours on the sidewalk so I would just remove it? All homes I have seen including mine drain close to the foundation so it should be ok. Long term you could see if a spouting company could move the drain spout to another location of the roof which they did when I added whole home gutters? Not much else you can do other than run under the sidewalk and drain on the other side using a pop up emitter to hide it.