Resie we have lots of trees so the gutters would have to be cleaned 3 4 times a year.
Rocked channel instead of a gutter.
Fill with river rock or gravel and install the channel guard below a gutter downspout to divert water away from the foundation.
How to divert water without gutters or downspouts everyone knows the importance of diverting water away from a house but sometimes a traditional gutter and downspout simply won t work.
The japanese have used rain chains for a while as a decorative way to channel water away from a home s foundation.
Channel guard is a multi use guard designed to be used as a downspout diverter or splash block fence edging or mow strip.
The water will flow into the rocks instead of being absorbed into the surrounding soil.
You get rotted fascia soffitt and rafter tails.
The right grading around your home is a great way to ensure that water drains away from your house instead of staying near the foundation where it can cause a lot of damage.
A ground gutter can help protect the house foundation and siding from rainwater without being too conspicuous.
Roger cook evaluates a couple alternatives for moving rainwater effectively.
Most people probably don t clean the gutters and the water backs up into the roof and rots everything.
A french drain can be anywhere from 6 to 12 inches deep or deeper if necessary.
It s usually about 6 inches wide.
Weighing between 5 10 pounds rain chains attach to the gutter through the hole where the downspout would normally be.
Lining drainage ditches with rocks creates a drainage system called french drains.
With the ez flow system you can remove the top layer of soil pick up one end of the ez flow and pull it all out of the ground.
This just consists of digging a v shaped trench at the drip line i e the place where water.
When done correctly grading can improve the appearance of a home without detracting from its beauty with items such as rain chains.
The rocks are used to allow for greater drawing of water from the source area where the water was pooling.
I have also had the luxury of repairing the rot associated with gutter neglect.
The drip edge can also be used along with a rain gutter to properly channel runoff water from the roof into the gutter.
A downspout serves the same purpose but it is not nearly as beautiful.