Roger cook evaluates a couple alternatives for moving rainwater effectively.
Gutter without downspout.
Your gutter system is only as good as your downspout drainage.
Rain barrels collect water from your gutters into a large tank which you can use to water flowerbeds and vegetable cards or even wash your car.
Gutter downspouts home shop by.
Without perfectly working downspouts rainwater will fall off the roofs edge and may cause flooding and damage to the building.
This won t extend your downspout per se but it s an eco friendly way to collect and reuse rainwater.
My home was just completed by the builder and he left a rain gutter in the front of the house without a downspout.
No gutters downspouts leaders or splash blocks to detract from the natural beauty of your home.
It just has a slit on one end where the water will drop out from 15 feet off the ground onto my driveway.
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.
Rain water will pass through the cracks in the walls windows and into the buildings foundation.
Learn more about rainhandler at ask this old house.
The rainhandler gutter self cleaning system protect you from the need to climb ladders and roofs to clean clogged gutters.