Every home is required to have gutters where water drains off the roof.
Downspouts are the most common reasons for wet basements and crawl spaces
are an inadequate gutter, downspout, and drain system. Gutters and drains
need to be the proper size and quantity to handle all but the heaviest of
torrential rain. The reason for the entire system is to divert the water
collected on the roof away from the house and its foundation. The diverted
water may be drained into a storm sewer or an on-side exterior drain
system. We recommend that homeowners check their gutter, downspout, and
drain system on an annual basis. This can be done during a heavy rain,
making sure all of the water from the roof should disappear into the
gutters and flow through the downspouts and the drains, without spilling
over onto the ground next to the house.
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