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Do you know just how much rain falls from the sky in a moderate rainfall?
Consider a normal ranch style house with an attached two car garage… If the house + the garage = 30 feet by 66 feet, you have 2,380 square feet of roof standing by to catch rain drops. With this size roof, a total accumulation of 1 inch of rain will produce 1,483 gallons of water. Imagine what the total would be on a storm of ½ to 1 inch per hour! This water runs down your roof, into the gutters, down the down spouts and begins to enter the soil only 2 feet away from your foundation. In Connecticut, we average about 45 to 50 inches of rainfall per year. That’s roughly 70,000 gallons of rain near your foundation every year… chances are your foundation will eventually lose the battle.
Because your gutters and downspouts will send out hundreds of gallons of water during a small storm. Splash blocks will only serve to absorb and spread the energy of the falling water. With plastic drain lines you can successfully capture and move all the water to a more suitable place on your property, instead of directly in front of your home’s foundation.
Bell Seamless Gutters offer several solutions for you. We have completed many French Drain Systems and Downspout Drainage Systems underground. We have the machinery and know how to successfully end your water problems.
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