Water in the basement mosquitoes breeding in puddling water dead grass trees and plants suffocating drowning erosion ice building up on walkways and patios in the winter.
House gutter drainage problems.
A mini niagara over the edge of your gutter means dead leaves and debris are blocking the flow.
If downspouts drain too close to the home this can also result in pooling water around the home.
But many drainage problems aren t so obvious.
Here s how the pros read some of the more subtle signs of bad drainage and why you ll save big bucks if you tackle these problems now instead of later.
You don t have to be a geophysicist to know that puddles in the basement or a lake on the front lawn are signs of drainage problems.
Not only do your gutters need sloped at a precise angle but the downspouts need specific direction as well.
They might have deteriorated over time the fasteners may have backed out of the wood or they re spaced too far apart to support the weight of full gutters.
Signs that you may have poor drainage are.
Sagging gutters and gutters pulling away from the house.
The general rule is to slope the gutters at 1 4 th inch per 10 feet of gutters.