The custom concrete bricks or stone nestle against your house directing rainwater wherever you want it a pond stream or even to your garden.
Bluland ground gutters.
When done correctly grading can improve the appearance of a home without detracting from its beauty with items such as rain chains.
It does not require paint and the traditional style complements most homes.
We see 36 precip yr avg with some very heavy downpours but it s been rather dry this last 6 months.
Do you realize you pulled up a thread that s 12 years old.
This just consists of digging a v shaped trench at the drip line i e the place where water falling from the roof overhang makes contact with the soil.
Bluland ground gutters allow you to beautify your home and garden often eliminating the need for roof mounted gutters.
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.
Actually this is done a good deal in japanese temple shrine architecture probably in early modern home architecture.
I would certainly keep the existing roof gutters.
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The front porch gutter is now tied into the 3 schedule 40 pvc pipe and discharged 12 feet from the foundation.
Ground gutter a ground gutter can help protect the house foundation and siding from rainwater without being too conspicuous.
Now the ground is not wet but a little moist.
It is engineered to withstand harsh weather conditions.
The high capacity gutter channels and redirects rainwater to help prevent garden erosion and foundation damage.
While not a permanent solution the way that gutters and other options are this.
The gutter is maintenance free and cleans with a hose.