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Downspouts & drainage

Larger downspouts and drains that take the water away

From
$12 a foot
How long
Half a day to two days

A gutter only catches the rain; the downspouts decide where it goes. Too few or too small and the gutter overflows in a downpour; empty them at the foot of the wall and the water ends up in the crawl space.

We size downspouts for the roof that drains into them, fasten them to the wall every few feet, and turn them out onto splash blocks or pipe them underground to a drain, a dry well or the street where the city allows it. Before we dig, 811 marks the buried lines.

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A green downspout coming down the corner of a house into a black underground drain fitting set in river rock, rain water rushing out

What's included

  • Downspouts sized for the roof above
  • Fastened to the wall, not just the gutter
  • Splash blocks or underground drains
  • 811 called before we dig

Typical jobs

  • 3 × 4 in downspouts on a steep roof
  • Downspouts piped to the street drain
  • A dry well for a wet corner
  • A rain chain instead of a downspout

Questions

Why does my basement get wet by one corner?

Often because a downspout empties right beside the foundation. Piping it ten feet away, or into a drain, fixes more wet basements than any sealer.

Are rain chains any good?

For a porch or an entry with a small roof above, yes: they're quiet and lovely in the rain. For a big roof they splash; that's a job for a downspout.

Larkin Gutter Co.
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